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Enrollment
749
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAN AMERICAN ACADEMY CS·NCES 420081006871
Pan American Academy CS
2830 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133 · (215) 425-1212 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
60 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
746 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 67% larger than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
13%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
15.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
6.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.1% | 6.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 7.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pan American Academy CS
Pan American Academy CS's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan American Academy CS this school | 749 | 99.6% | 14.1% |
| Riverside Elementary School Reading | 694 | 99.7% | 19.6% |
| Amanda E Stout Elementary School Reading | 758 | 97.4% | 18.8% |
| Lauers Park Elementary School Reading | 615 | 92.0% | 27.2% |
| West Hazleton El/MS West Hazleton | 1,023 | 97.7% | 24.8% |
| Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School Allentown | 807 | 99.9% | 18.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Pan American Academy CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #1,343 of 1,396 | #127 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #1,467 of 1,511 ▼ 35 | #163 of 193 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #1,427 of 1,511 ▼ 33 | #151 of 193 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #103 of 1,638 | #32 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #610 of 1,528 | #80 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #1,341 of 1,531 | #166 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #329 of 1,600 | #81 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #416 of 450 | #43 of 48 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
749
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+81% since 2010-11, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 749 | 59.7 | 12.6:1 | 100% (746) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 53.7 | 14.0:1 | 100% (748) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 57 | 13.0:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 58 | 12.9:1 | 100% (748) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 49 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 44 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 83% (344) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pan American Academy CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (743 to 749); teachers up 22% (49 to 59.7).
About Pan American Academy CS
Pan American Academy CS is the name of a large elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 749 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
In federal data, the district for Pan American Academy CS is the school itself.
Federal enrollment data show Pan American Academy CS is 93% Hispanic. Other groups include 5% Black. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.6:1, with 59.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment.
Pan American Academy CS is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After accounting for student poverty, Pan American Academy CS is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 14.1% is 20.9 points below the 34.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Philadelphia County, the median household income is $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. There are 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, enrolling about 182,005 students in all.
The closest public school to Pan American Academy CS is DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Pan American Academy CS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 10.0%, lower than Pan American Academy CS's 14.1%.
Pan American Academy CS has an NCES locale of City: Large. Pan American Academy CS is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 749, starting from 751.
The Pan American Academy CS community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Other schools in Philadelphia
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- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School0.2 mi · 550
- Sheppard Isaac School0.2 mi · 123
- Potter-Thomas School0.3 mi · 325
- Munoz-Marin Luis0.5 mi · 519
- Hunter William H School0.5 mi · 414
- Welsh John School0.6 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Pan American Academy CSWhat is the total enrollment at Pan American Academy CS?
Pan American Academy CS enrolls approximately 749 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Pan American Academy CS serve?
Pan American Academy CS serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pan American Academy CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pan American Academy CS is approximately 12.6:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pan American Academy CS?
Student demographics at Pan American Academy CS are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Pan American Academy CS public or private?
Pan American Academy CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Pan American Academy CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.