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Enrollment
654
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PHILA. ACHIEVEMENT CES·NCES 420010500657
West Phila. Achievement CES
6701 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA 19151 · (215) 476-6471 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest 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
22.6:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
655 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 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
10%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
14.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.5pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.7% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 24.2% | 13.7% |
% 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 →
Where West Phila. Achievement CES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,288 of 1,396 | #96 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #1,384 of 1,511 ▼ 46 | #112 of 193 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #1,433 of 1,511 ▼ 83 | #155 of 193 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #180 of 1,638 | #43 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #1,525 of 1,528 | #186 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #1,416 of 1,531 | #179 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #297 of 1,600 | #73 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #838 of 1,045 | #119 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
654
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+57% since 2010-11, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 654 | 29 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 22 | 29.8:1 | 100% (655) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 29 | 22.0:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 100% (657) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 33 | 20.9:1 | 99% (683) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 32 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 49% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Phila. Achievement CES.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (690 to 654); teachers down 12% (33 to 29).
About West Phila. Achievement CES
At 6701 Callowhill Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, West Phila. Achievement CES operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 654 students. That is 48% larger than the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
West Phila. Achievement CES is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
By race and ethnicity, West Phila. Achievement CES is 95% Black. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 39% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 9.5 students per teacher.
West Phila. Achievement CES holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
West Phila. Achievement CES posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.5%, compared with a predicted 34.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Philadelphia County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Philadelphia County's 309 public schools enroll about 182,005 students and include West Phila. Achievement CES.
Measured in a straight line, Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS is about 0.2 miles from West Phila. Achievement CES. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, West Phila. Achievement CES ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
West Phila. Achievement CES has an NCES locale of City: Large. Federal records list West Phila. Achievement CES as a charter school.
Enrollment went from 660 in 2020-21 to 654 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. The ratio was 16.9:1 in 2020-21 and 22.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the West Phila. Achievement CES community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 West Phila. Achievement CESWhat is the total enrollment at West Phila. Achievement CES?
West Phila. Achievement CES enrolls approximately 654 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does West Phila. Achievement CES serve?
West Phila. Achievement CES serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Phila. Achievement CES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Phila. Achievement CES is approximately 22.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Phila. Achievement CES?
West Phila. Achievement CES reports a student body of 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees West Phila. Achievement CES?
West Phila. Achievement CES is overseen by West Phila. Achievement CES in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.