Tacony Academy CS

Tacony Academy CS is one of the cozy K-12 campuss in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Tacony Academy CS, with 1,083 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 1,819.

Tacony Academy CS is a school of Tacony Academy CS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Tacony Academy CS shows that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 25% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian. Compared to Philadelphia County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Tacony Academy CS reports 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tacony Academy CS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.1%, the actual is 35.4%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Philadelphia County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Tacony Academy CS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rhawnhurst Sch, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tacony Academy CS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tacony Academy CS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site. As a public charter, Tacony Academy CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tacony Academy CS has changed only slightly, going from 1,104 students in 2018 to 1,083 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 30% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Tacony Academy CS typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.