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First Philadelphia Preparatory CS

CharterFree meals for all

First Philadelphia Preparatory CS, a public other school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades k–12, 1,831 students, 17.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of First Philadelphia Preparatory CS.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 1,831
Teachers (FTE): 104.5
Students per teacher: 17.5
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 83% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 13.0 · 58 schools compared

More students per teacher than 72% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 78% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 1,048 · 58 schools compared

Larger than 96% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

16%proficient

−3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 29% · 54 schools compared

924 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

6.2%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 16% · 54 schools compared

934 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: First Philadelphia Preparatory CS

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with First Philadelphia Preparatory CS.

Location

Address: 4300 Tacony St, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Phone: (215)743-3100
City or town: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia County

Website Quality of life in Philadelphia Schools in Philadelphia

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Mariana Bracetti Academy CSCharterFree meals for all	K–12	1,512	14.4	28%	18%	0.7 mi
Maritime Academy CSCharterFree meals for all	K–12	829	12.1	21%	14%	0.8 mi
Community Academy of Philadelphia CSCharterFree meals for all	K–12	1,237	13.4	28%	11%	1.4 mi
Esperanza Academy CSCharterFree meals for all	K–12	1,637	13.0	24%	5.2%	2.8 mi
Esperanza Cyber CSCharterFully virtual	K–12	979	12.1	8.5%	2.6%	2.9 mi
Sankofa Freedom Academy CSCharterFree meals for all	K–12	673	21.0	31%	16%	2.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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