People for People CS

People for People CS operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by People for People CS. Current enrollment sits at 573 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so People for People CS sits 29% larger than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, People for People CS shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). The remainder is composed of 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 102% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, People for People CS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.7%; this one comes in at 12.6%, -21.0 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which People for People CS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Franklin LC, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around People for People CS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts People for People CS at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, People for People CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at People for People CS has expanded 15%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 573 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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