Elementary · Pennsylvania

Independence CS

CharterFree meals for all

Independence CS, a public elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades k–8, 796 students, 11.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Independence CS.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary 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: 796
Teachers (FTE): 67.5
Students per teacher: 11.8
Grades: K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 72% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 80% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 95% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared

Larger than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Independence CS

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Location

Address: 1600 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: (215)238-8000
City or town: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia County

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Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Stanton Edwin M SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	329	11.4	0.3 mi
Marian Anderson Neighborhood AcademyFree meals for all	K–8	338	13.0	0.4 mi
Greenfield Albert M SchFree meals for all	K–8	742	17.9	0.7 mi
Russell Byers CSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	686	16.7	0.8 mi
Christopher Columbus CSCharterFree meals for all	K–8	829	14.1	0.8 mi
Fanny Jackson Coppin SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	547	16.7	0.8 mi

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).

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NCES 420008700584