Enrollment
254
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MULTICULTURAL ACADEMY CS·NCES 420004000399
Multicultural Academy CS
3821 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140 · (215) 227-0513 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
244 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 87 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 19% |
Student demographics
24%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
57.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
29.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 38.8% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 →
Schools most like Multicultural Academy CS
Multicultural Academy CS's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multicultural Academy CS this school | 254 | 96.1% | 42.0% |
| YouthBuild Phila CS Philadelphia | 271 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Vaux HS: A Big Picture School Philadelphia | 284 | 98.9% | 10.7% |
| Parkway Northwest Philadelphia | 238 | 91.6% | 24.0% |
| Urban Pathways 6-12 CS Pittsburgh | 325 | 94.8% | 10.8% |
| The Workshop School Philadelphia | 214 | 88.3% | 5.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Multicultural Academy CS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #412 of 576 | #14 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #405 of 626 ▼ 107 | #15 of 67 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #336 of 626 ▲ 59 | #18 of 67 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #579 of 713 | #61 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #383 of 601 | #17 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #340 of 604 | #42 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #207 of 619 | #42 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #204 of 373 | #18 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high 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
254
-27 (-10%) vs 2020
+54% since 2000-01, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 254 | 17.3 | 14.7:1 | 96% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 17.3 | 14.1:1 | 99% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 17.3 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 16.3 | 17.1:1 | 100% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 100% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 86% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 165 | 7 | 23.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Multicultural Academy CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (279 to 254); teachers up 6% (16.3 to 17.3).
About Multicultural Academy CS
Multicultural Academy CS is a small high school. Its address is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 254 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 66% lower.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Multicultural Academy CS's enrollment is 87% Black. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Philadelphia County is about 39% Black. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 17.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.7:1. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. Around 96% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Multicultural Academy CS receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Multicultural Academy CS are 5.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.0% actual, 36.4% predicted).
Philadelphia County has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. In all, Philadelphia County has 309 public schools and roughly 182,005 students.
The next-closest public school is Mastery Prep Elementary CS, about 0.3 miles away. Multicultural Academy CS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Multicultural Academy CS ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 42.0% versus a 15.4% average.
Multicultural Academy CS falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Multicultural Academy CS is a publicly funded charter school.
Multicultural Academy CS's enrollment declined from 281 in 2020-21 to 254 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.7:1, from 17.6:1.
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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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- Mastery Prep Elementary CS0.3 mi · 598
- Mastery CS-Gratz Campus0.4 mi · 1,048
- Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary0.5 mi · 739
- Kenderton Elementary School0.5 mi · 300
- Bethune Mary McLeod School0.6 mi · 433
- Steel Edward School0.6 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Multicultural Academy CSHow large is Multicultural Academy CS?
Multicultural Academy CS enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Multicultural Academy CS serve?
Multicultural Academy CS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Multicultural Academy CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Multicultural Academy CS is approximately 14.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Multicultural Academy CS?
At Multicultural Academy CS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Multicultural Academy CS public or private?
Multicultural Academy CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Multicultural Academy CS.
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