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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones this year?
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Enrollment
493
Middle
STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS STREET ACADEMY CS @ JP JONES·NCES 420087007454
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones
2950 Memphis Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134 · (215) 291-4709 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
110%
544 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%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
15.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
4.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.6% | 4.5% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 3.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.5% | #496 of 513 ▲ 4 | #9 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #494 of 513 ▲ 9 | #11 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #311 of 522 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #279 of 486 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #116 of 486 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 110% | #15 of 510 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.1% | #14 of 332 | #8 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
493
-132 (-21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 493 | 37 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 100% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 29.3 | 18.4:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 52 | 12.0:1 | 99% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 56.5 | 14.3:1 | 100% (807) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 100% (867) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (809 to 493); teachers down 35% (56.5 to 37).
About Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones is a small middle school in Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. It serves 493 students in grades 5 through 8.
Federal records list Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones as its own district.
Roughly 58% of students at Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 31% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Philadelphia County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 42 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. That is close to the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones is located in Philadelphia County, where the median household income is $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Besides Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones, Philadelphia County has 308 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Richmond School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment dropped 21% from its 2020-21 level of 625. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.0:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP JonesWhat is the total enrollment at Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones?
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones serve?
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones have?
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones?
Student demographics at Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones are roughly 6% White, 58% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones public or private?
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.