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Enrollment
1,314
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASTERY CS-THOMAS CAMPUS·NCES 420014400925
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus
927 Johnston St, Philadelphia, PA 19148 · (267) 236-0036 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,314 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
79 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,311 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 118 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 115 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (134).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
39.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 35.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,314
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+116% since 2010-11, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,314 | 79.3 | 16.6:1 | 100% (1,311) |
| 2023-24 | 1,361 | 78.4 | 17.4:1 | 100% (1,358) |
| 2022-23 | 1,258 | 87 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,316 | 82 | 16.1:1 | 100% (1,312) |
| 2017-18 | 1,303 | 77.5 | 16.8:1 | 100% (1,299) |
| 2015-16 | 1,317 | 88 | 15.0:1 | 100% (1,317) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 72% (440) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mastery CS -Thomas Campus.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,303 to 1,314); teachers up 2% (77.5 to 79.3).
About Mastery CS -Thomas Campus
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus is a low-enrollment combined-grade school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under Mastery CS-Thomas Campus. The school serves 1,314 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, combined schools in Pennsylvania average about 1,819 students.
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus falls under Mastery CS-Thomas Campus.
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 40%. The school is also 29% Black, 16% Asian, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 16%. Mastery CS -Thomas Campus has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 79.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.6:1. That ratio is over the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Mastery CS -Thomas Campus is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus scores 43.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.8%.
Among Philadelphia County residents, median household income is about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, with a combined enrollment of about 182,005.
The nearest other public school, Fell D Newlin School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mastery CS -Thomas Campus. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mastery CS -Thomas Campus is 3rd on average proficiency.
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Mastery CS -Thomas Campus as a charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,314, starting from 1,316.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Mastery CS -Thomas CampusWhat is the total enrollment at Mastery CS -Thomas Campus?
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus enrolls approximately 1,314 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Mastery CS -Thomas Campus serve?
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mastery CS -Thomas Campus?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Mastery CS -Thomas Campus.
What is the student diversity at Mastery CS -Thomas Campus?
Student demographics at Mastery CS -Thomas Campus are roughly 9% White, 40% Hispanic, 29% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mastery CS -Thomas Campus in?
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus is part of Mastery CS-Thomas Campus.
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