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Enrollment
1,529
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW FOUNDATIONS CS·NCES 420007500531
New Foundations CS
8001 Torresdale Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136 · (215) 624-8100 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,529 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.3:1
107 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,047 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 | 72 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 269 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 222 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 176 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
73%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
56.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 44.4% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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
1,529
+32 (+2%) vs 2020
+331% since 2000-01, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,529 | 107 | 14.3:1 | 68% (1,047) |
| 2023-24 | 1,508 | 103.8 | 14.5:1 | 69% (1,047) |
| 2022-23 | 1,496 | 98.8 | 15.1:1 | 65% (970) |
| 2020-21 | 1,497 | 90 | 16.6:1 | 64% (959) |
| 2017-18 | 1,471 | 82 | 17.9:1 | 54% (798) |
| 2015-16 | 1,464 | 71 | 20.6:1 | 63% (918) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 65% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Foundations CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,471 to 1,529); teachers up 30% (82 to 107).
About New Foundations CS
New Foundations CS is a small school serving multiple grade levels with its address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It teaches 1,529 students in kindergarten through 12.
New Foundations CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The biggest share of students at New Foundations CS, 34%, is White. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That is in line with Philadelphia County, where about 35% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Staffing at New Foundations CS comes to 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3:1. The school's 14.3:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for combined schools in Pennsylvania. On the income side, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 95% average among public schools in Philadelphia County.
On the allk12 Grade, New Foundations CS lands at A, ahead of 91% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for New Foundations CS is +3.9 points: 52.1% actual, 48.3% predicted.
In Philadelphia County, home to about 1,579,706 people, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 309 public schools in the county, enrolling about 182,005, New Foundations CS among them.
About 0.6 miles separate New Foundations CS from the closest public school, Brown Joseph School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. New Foundations CS is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place New Foundations CS in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. New Foundations CS operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,497) to 2024-25 (1,529). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.6:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 New Foundations CSHow many students attend New Foundations CS?
New Foundations CS enrolls approximately 1,529 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does New Foundations CS serve?
New Foundations CS serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at New Foundations CS?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at New Foundations CS.
How diverse is New Foundations CS?
New Foundations CS reports a student body of 34% White, 28% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is New Foundations CS public or private?
New Foundations CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by New Foundations CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.