Enrollment
107
Middle
STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSAL VARE CS·NCES 420085507421
Universal Vare CS
2100 South 24th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 · (215) 952-8611 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
134%
143 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 50% |
Student demographics
53%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
22.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
4.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.2% | 4.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 2.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Universal Vare CS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.3% | #497 of 513 ▲ 7 | #10 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #475 of 513 ▲ 4 | #8 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #516 of 522 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 134% | #4 of 510 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -71.2% | #1 of 332 | #1 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
107
-96 (-47%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 107 | 7 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 6 | 25.0:1 | 95% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 91% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 68% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 18 | 22.7:1 | 69% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Universal Vare CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 71% (372 to 107); teachers down 59% (17 to 7).
About Universal Vare CS
This page covers Universal Vare CS, a small middle-grades school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 107 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students.
In federal data, the district for Universal Vare CS is the school itself.
At 64%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Universal Vare CS combined. The school is also 20% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 39%. Universal Vare CS has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Universal Vare CS, 7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.3:1. That ratio is over the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Universal Vare CS is D. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Within Philadelphia County, median household income is about $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Philadelphia County number 309 and enroll about 182,005.
The shortest distance from Universal Vare CS to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal records list enrollment at Universal Vare CS as 203 in 2020-21 and 107 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.9:1 to 15.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Universal Vare CSHow large is Universal Vare CS?
Universal Vare CS enrolls approximately 107 students in grades 05-08.
Is Universal Vare CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Universal Vare CS is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Universal Vare CS have?
Universal Vare CS employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Universal Vare CS?
Student demographics at Universal Vare CS are roughly 2% White, 10% Hispanic, 64% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Universal Vare CS?
Universal Vare CS is overseen by Universal Vare CS in Philadelphia County.
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