Richard Allen Preparatory CS

Set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Richard Allen Preparatory CS is a low-enrollment middle school, operated by Richard Allen Preparatory CS. It instructs 315 students across grades 5 through 9. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Operationally, Richard Allen Preparatory CS answers to Richard Allen Preparatory CS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Richard Allen Preparatory CS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%); the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Richard Allen Preparatory CS reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 117% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $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%. Richard Allen Preparatory CS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Morton Thomas G Sch, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richard Allen Preparatory CS.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Richard Allen Preparatory CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Richard Allen Preparatory CS's enrollment has edged down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 479 (now 315). Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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