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Enrollment
467
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSAL ALCORN CS·NCES 420087207491
Universal Alcorn CS
3200 Dickinson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146 · (215) 952-6219 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
423 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
29%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
35.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
15.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 13.1% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Schools most like Universal Alcorn CS
Universal Alcorn CS's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Alcorn CS this school | 467 | 90.6% | 27.7% |
| Steel Edward School Philadelphia | 379 | 89.2% | 9.6% |
| John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences Philadelphia | 394 | 97.7% | 49.3% |
| Sharon Hill School Sharon Hill | 552 | 96.2% | 26.9% |
| Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS Philadelphia | 574 | 85.2% | 22.7% |
| Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship Pittsburgh | 527 | 94.5% | 35.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Universal Alcorn CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,208 of 1,396 | #62 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,348 of 1,511 ▲ 2 | #91 of 193 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,100 of 1,511 ▲ 47 | #52 of 193 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #631 of 1,638 | #91 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,494 of 1,528 | #179 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #1,001 of 1,531 | #111 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #654 of 1,600 | #169 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #164 of 1,045 | #76 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
467
-62 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 91% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 21 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 100% (529) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 69% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 94% (477) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Universal Alcorn CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (629 to 467); teachers down 7% (28 to 26).
About Universal Alcorn CS
Universal Alcorn CS is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 467 students in 2024-25.
Universal Alcorn CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
By race and ethnicity, Universal Alcorn CS is 84% Black. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic and 5% Asian. Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Universal Alcorn CS are from different groups.
Its ratio of 18.0:1 is based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%.
Universal Alcorn CS earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Universal Alcorn CS's results are 11.1 points below predicted: 27.7% against 38.8%.
In Philadelphia County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Philadelphia County number 309, with about 182,005 students.
Universal Audenried CS is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Universal Alcorn CS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 41.8% on proficiency, and Universal Alcorn CS is below that at 27.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Universal Alcorn CS is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment fell 12% over 4 years, reaching 467 in 2024-25.
Universal Alcorn CS has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Quick facts
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- Universal Audenried CS0.1 mi · 588
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- Comegys Benjamin B School1.1 mi · 252
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Frequently asked questions
About Universal Alcorn CSHow many students attend Universal Alcorn CS?
Universal Alcorn CS enrolls approximately 467 students in grades KG-08.
Is Universal Alcorn CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Universal Alcorn CS is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Universal Alcorn CS have?
Universal Alcorn CS employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Universal Alcorn CS?
Student demographics at Universal Alcorn CS are roughly 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 84% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Universal Alcorn CS public or private?
Universal Alcorn CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Universal Alcorn CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.