Universal Alcorn CS

Set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Universal Alcorn CS is a moderately sized elementary-level community, overseen by Universal Alcorn CS. It instructs 467 students across grades K through 8.

Operationally, Universal Alcorn CS answers to Universal Alcorn CS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Universal Alcorn CS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (84%). The remainder consists of 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Universal Alcorn CS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 27.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Universal Alcorn CS is one campus in the mix.

Universal Audenried CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Universal Alcorn CS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Universal Alcorn CS at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. As a public charter, Universal Alcorn CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Universal Alcorn CS's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 629 (now 467). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 94% to 84%. Class-load math has fell: from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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