Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS

As a mid-sized primary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS instructs 574 students from grades K through 8, run under Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS sits 30% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS lists that nearly all students (80%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Philadelphia County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 41.1%; this one comes in at 22.7%, -18.4 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 21.0%.

Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, members of the Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.