Sankofa Freedom Academy CS

As a rural-scale unified-grade school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sankofa Freedom Academy CS enrolls 673 students from grades K through 12, run under Sankofa Freedom Academy CS. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 1,819 students.

Sankofa Freedom Academy CS is the operating authority for Sankofa Freedom Academy CS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Sankofa Freedom Academy CS records that nearly all students (93%) are Black. The remainder consists of 4% 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 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Sankofa Freedom Academy CS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.4%, the actual is 27.0%, a residual of -8.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Sankofa Freedom Academy CS is one campus in the mix.

Brown Henry A Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sankofa Freedom Academy CS at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 19.7%.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sankofa Freedom Academy CS has climbed 3%, going from 656 students in 2018 to 673 in 2025.

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