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Enrollment
673
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANKOFA FREEDOM ACADEMY CS·NCES 420081606948
Sankofa Freedom Academy CS
2501 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 · (215) 288-2001 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
21.0:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
662 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 | 39 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
13%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
31.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
16.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 17.3% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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
673
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
+68% since 2010-11, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 673 | 32 | 21.0:1 | 98% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 38.5 | 17.2:1 | 100% (662) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 31.6 | 21.0:1 | 100% (662) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 33 | 19.5:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 31 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 34 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 79% (316) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sankofa Freedom Academy CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (656 to 673); teachers up 3% (31 to 32).
About Sankofa Freedom Academy CS
Sankofa Freedom Academy CS is a small combined-grade school in Sankofa Freedom Academy CS, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The latest federal count shows 673 students in kindergarten through 12. Against the 1,819-student average for combined schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 63% lower.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Black students make up 93% of enrollment at Sankofa Freedom Academy CS. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 39% Black. Sankofa Freedom Academy CS's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Sankofa Freedom Academy CS employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.0:1. This ratio sits 5.6 above the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 98% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Sankofa Freedom Academy CS is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sankofa Freedom Academy CS is 35.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.0%.
Philadelphia County census figures show that the median household income is $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, enrolling about 182,005 students in all.
The closest other public school is Brown Henry A School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sankofa Freedom Academy CS ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sankofa Freedom Academy CS is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Sankofa Freedom Academy CS as a charter school.
Enrollment is up 5% from 2020-21, when Sankofa Freedom Academy CS had 644 students, to 2024-25, when it had 673. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.5:1 in 2020-21, and 21.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sankofa Freedom Academy CSWhat is the total enrollment at Sankofa Freedom Academy CS?
Sankofa Freedom Academy CS enrolls approximately 673 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Sankofa Freedom Academy CS serve?
Sankofa Freedom Academy CS serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Sankofa Freedom Academy CS?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Sankofa Freedom Academy CS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sankofa Freedom Academy CS?
At Sankofa Freedom Academy CS, the student body is approximately 4% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Sankofa Freedom Academy CS public or private?
Sankofa Freedom Academy CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Sankofa Freedom Academy CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.