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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASTERY CS-PICKETT CAMPUS·NCES 420076106025

Mastery CS-Pickett Campus

5700 Wayne Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 · (215) 866-9000 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
Enrollment
929
High
STATE 738
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
59 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
906 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
124
Grade 7
140
Grade 8
157
Grade 9
154
Grade 10
135
Grade 11
117
Grade 12
102
Student demographics
White
61%
STATE 60%
Hispanic
394%
STATE 16%
Black
85492%
STATE 14%
Asian
20%
STATE 5%
Two+
222%
STATE 5%
Native American
61%
STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
49854%
Female
43146%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
33.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
10.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
929
+65 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.2:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
92%
was 97%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Mastery CS-Pickett Campus

Mastery CS-Pickett Campus is one of the reasonably sized 9-12 campuss in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Mastery CS-Pickett Campus, with 929 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. That puts it 26% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Mastery CS-Pickett Campus is a school of Mastery CS-Pickett Campus, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mastery CS-Pickett Campus shows that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mastery CS-Pickett Campus tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Mastery CS-Pickett Campus is one campus in the mix.

Lingelbach Anna L Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mastery CS-Pickett Campus at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

Mastery CS-Pickett Campus operates from an urban location. Mastery CS-Pickett Campus is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Mastery CS-Pickett Campus's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 864 (now 929). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 97% to 92%.

On allk12, the feed for Mastery CS-Pickett Campus typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Philadelphia County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students

Quick facts

School name
Mastery CS-Pickett Campus
District
Mastery CS-Pickett Campus
Address
5700 Wayne Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone
(215) 866-9000
County
Philadelphia County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
929
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
906 (98%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
420076106025
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mastery CS-Pickett Campus
How large is Mastery CS-Pickett Campus?
Mastery CS-Pickett Campus enrolls approximately 929 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Mastery CS-Pickett Campus serve?
Mastery CS-Pickett Campus serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mastery CS-Pickett Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mastery CS-Pickett Campus is approximately 15.9:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mastery CS-Pickett Campus?
At Mastery CS-Pickett Campus, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mastery CS-Pickett Campus public or private?
Mastery CS-Pickett Campus is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Mastery CS-Pickett Campus.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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