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What's the state of after-school transportation at Philadelphia Academy CS?
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Enrollment
1,173
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY CS·NCES 420006100503
Philadelphia Academy CS
11000 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19116 · (215) 676-8320 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,173 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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
12.7:1
92 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
685 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 | 58 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 124 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (86).
Student demographics
63%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
52.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 50.4% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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
1,173
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
+81% since 2000-01, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 1,173 | 92.4 | 12.7:1 | 58% (685) |
| 2023-24 | 1,171 | 92.9 | 12.6:1 | 58% (685) |
| 2022-23 | 1,158 | 90.6 | 12.8:1 | 43% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 1,161 | 83 | 14.0:1 | 49% (565) |
| 2017-18 | 1,143 | 77.3 | 14.8:1 | 34% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 1,152 | 78 | 14.8:1 | 38% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 1,189 | 94 | 12.7:1 | 26% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Philadelphia Academy CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,143 to 1,173); teachers up 20% (77.3 to 92.4).
About Philadelphia Academy CS
Philadelphia Academy CS is a school serving multiple grade levels located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It teaches 1,173 students in kindergarten through 12. It has 36% fewer students than the average for combined schools in Pennsylvania (about 1,819).
Philadelphia Academy CS is its own local education agency in federal data.
At Philadelphia Academy CS, 57% of students are White. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 35% White share among all Philadelphia County residents. The diversity index for Philadelphia Academy CS is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Philadelphia Academy CS comes to 92.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7:1. Combined schools in Pennsylvania average 15.5:1, 2.8 more students per teacher than here. Philadelphia Academy CS counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 95% average among public schools in Philadelphia County.
On the allk12 Grade, Philadelphia Academy CS lands at A, ahead of 93% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Philadelphia Academy CS is 1.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 53.9%. Predicted: 52.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Philadelphia County show that the median household earns about $61,953 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Philadelphia County has 309 public schools with about 182,005 students, including Philadelphia Academy CS.
The closest school to Philadelphia Academy CS is Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Philadelphia Academy CS's average proficiency of 53.9% compares with 46.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Philadelphia Academy CS the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Philadelphia Academy CS is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,161 in 2020-21, 1,173 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.0 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Philadelphia Academy CS. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
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- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS0.7 mi · 1,492
- Swenson Arts and Technology High School0.8 mi · 805
- Washington George High School0.9 mi · 1,755
- Loesche William H School1.0 mi · 1,263
- MaST Community CS III1.0 mi · 1,290
- Comly Watson School1.2 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About Philadelphia Academy CSHow large is Philadelphia Academy CS?
Philadelphia Academy CS enrolls approximately 1,173 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Philadelphia Academy CS serve?
Philadelphia Academy CS serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Philadelphia Academy CS have?
Philadelphia Academy CS employs 92 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Philadelphia Academy CS?
Philadelphia Academy CS reports a student body of 57% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Philadelphia Academy CS public or private?
Philadelphia Academy CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Philadelphia Academy CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.