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Enrollment
315
Middle
STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARD ALLEN PREPARATORY CS·NCES 420008600585
Richard Allen Preparatory CS
2601 S 58th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143 · (215) 878-1544 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 05–09MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
117%
369 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 28% |
Student demographics
14%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
20.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
2.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 2.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 5.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Richard Allen Preparatory CS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.5% | #503 of 513 ▼ 13 | #13 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #481 of 513 ▼ 3 | #9 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #421 of 522 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #311 of 486 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #437 of 486 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 117% | #7 of 510 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #20 of 332 | #9 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
315
-134 (-30%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 31 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 97% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 99% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 84% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 54% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 75% (312) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard Allen Preparatory CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (479 to 315); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About Richard Allen Preparatory CS
As a small middle school, Richard Allen Preparatory CS serves students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school had 315 students in grades 5 through 9 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Pennsylvania) has about 594 students.
In federal data, the district for Richard Allen Preparatory CS is the school itself.
Black students make up 93% of enrollment at Richard Allen Preparatory CS. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 39% Black. Richard Allen Preparatory CS's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Richard Allen Preparatory CS was 13.7:1. That matches the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely.
The allk12 Grade for Richard Allen Preparatory CS is D. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in Philadelphia County, the median household income is $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. In all, Philadelphia County has 309 public schools and roughly 182,005 students.
Nearby, Morton Thomas G School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES assigns Richard Allen Preparatory CS the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment is down 30% from 2020-21, when Richard Allen Preparatory CS had 449 students, to 2024-25, when it had 315. Students per teacher fell from 16.6 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
Related schools
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- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Morton Thomas G School0.5 mi · 356
- Mitchell Elementary School0.6 mi · 283
- Independence CS West0.7 mi · 811
- Comegys Benjamin B School0.9 mi · 252
- Tilden William T Middle School0.9 mi · 266
- Bartram John - Main0.9 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Richard Allen Preparatory CSHow many students attend Richard Allen Preparatory CS?
Richard Allen Preparatory CS enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 05-09.
What grades does Richard Allen Preparatory CS serve?
Richard Allen Preparatory CS serves grades 05-09.
How many students per teacher at Richard Allen Preparatory CS?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Richard Allen Preparatory CS.
What is the student diversity at Richard Allen Preparatory CS?
Student demographics at Richard Allen Preparatory CS are roughly 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 93% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Richard Allen Preparatory CS in?
Richard Allen Preparatory CS is part of Richard Allen Preparatory CS.
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