High · Pennsylvania

Freire CS

Charter

Freire CS, a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades 5–12, 1,024 students, 13.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Freire CS.

Size and class size

Compared with high 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: 1,024
Teachers (FTE): 74.0
Students per teacher: 13.8
Grades: 5–12; High

More students per teacher than 54% of high schools in Pennsylvania

Median 13.3 · 712 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 76% of high schools in Pennsylvania

Median 573 · 715 schools compared

Larger than 75% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 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%

29%proficient

−7.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of high schools in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 183 high schools compared

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

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

11%proficient

+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of high schools in Pennsylvania

Median 27% · 184 high schools compared

418 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: High · Grades 5–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Large city
Run by: Freire CS

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Location

Address: 2027 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215)557-8555
City or town: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia County

Website Quality of life in Philadelphia Schools in Philadelphia

Nearby high schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHSCharter	9–12	629	17.8	—	—	0.4 mi
Masterman Julia R Sec SchFree meals for all	5–12	1,183	24.8	91%	84%	0.9 mi
Creative and Performing ArtsFree meals for all	9–12	643	31.6	—	—	1.0 mi
Franklin Benjamin HSFree meals for all	9–12	570	14.0	—	—	1.0 mi
Science Leadership AcademyFree meals for all	9–12	502	25.5	—	—	1.1 mi
Franklin LC	9–12	918	19.6	—	—	1.1 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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