Pan American Academy CS

Pan American Academy CS, a big elementary-level community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Pan American Academy CS, educates 749 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 69% bigger than typical.

Pan American Academy CS is a school of Pan American Academy CS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Pan American Academy CS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Other groups include 5% Black. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Pan American Academy CS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Pan American Academy CS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.9%; this one comes in at 14.1%, -20.9 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household income runs about $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Pan American Academy CS is one.

DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pan American Academy CS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pan American Academy CS at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 10.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, Pan American Academy CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Pan American Academy CS's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 743 (now 749). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 88% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.