Alliance for Progress CS

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Alliance for Progress CS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 618 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 13-20% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 4% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

557 students in 2022-23, 634 students in 2023-24, 618 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 36.0.

Students enrolled at Alliance for Progress CS by school year2022-23: 557, 2023-24: 634, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-235572023-246342024-25618
Students enrolled at Alliance for Progress CS by school year2022-23: 557, 2023-24: 634, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-235572023-246342024-25618
Students enrolled at Alliance for Progress CS by school year2022-23: 557, 2023-24: 634, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-235572023-246342024-25618
Students enrolled at Alliance for Progress CS by school year2022-23: 557, 2023-24: 634, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-235572023-246342024-25618
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355731.018.0
2023-2463432.019.8
2024-2561836.017.2

17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 17.2; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 17.2; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 17.2; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 17.2; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 564 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alliance for Progress CS enrolled 564 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 564 of the 564 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent31.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.7% of students were Black, 4.7% Hispanic, 0.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black94.7%
  2. Hispanic4.7%
  3. White0.2%
  4. Asian0.2%
  5. Two or more races0.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Alliance for Progress CS scored proficient or above: 13-20% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2213‑20%13‑20%54%
Math, 2022-234%0‑8% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Philadelphia

194 public elementary schools in Philadelphia report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northeast Community Propel Academy1,78317.498.8%
Mayfair School1,76317.095.7%
Frank Anne School1,62217.491.5%
Solis-Cohen Solomon School1,35015.194.7%
Spruance Gilbert School1,27016.198.8%
Loesche William H School1,26314.792.3%
Moore J Hampton School1,19215.295.5%
Farrell Louis H School1,18716.296.9%

All public schools in Philadelphia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alliance for Progress CS

  1. Meade Gen George C SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 314 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Frederick Douglass Mastery CSThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 528 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Alliance for Progress CS with Meade Gen George C SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alliance for Progress Charter School spends per student$18,095 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,095
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaAlliance for Progress CS is the number 225 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#225 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.17.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alliance for Progress CS

  1. How many students attend Alliance for Progress CS?
    618 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 557 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alliance for Progress CS?
    17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alliance for Progress CS a Title I school?
    Alliance for Progress CS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Alliance for Progress CS do on state tests?
    The students tested at Alliance for Progress CS scored proficient or above: 13-20% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Alliance for Progress CS in?
    Alliance for Progress Charter School, NCES district ID 4200039. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420003900398 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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