Elementary school (grades K-5) · Philadelphia, PA

Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420084007400Charter school
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
16
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

#103 of 131
elementary schools in Philadelphia · Resource Index
23
Resource Index · Lower
13.5:1
students per teacher
419
students enrolled

Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary ranks #103 of 131 elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+3 students YoY

Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary held near 451 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 31.0 → 29.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+3 students YoY 420084007400 · Philadelphia, PA Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

419 enr · 13.5:1 · RII 23

Nearest enrollment peer: Sycamore Valley Academy (419 students)

Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary held near 451 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 31.0 → 29.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary compares

Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.5:1 ▼ 1% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 419 top 57% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.5:1
Leaner classes than 62% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
419
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13.5:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 53% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
41.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,007
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 419 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.6%
Two or More 3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.4%
White 1.0%

Largest group: African American at 80.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.9, Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

District finance for Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary reports $20,007 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Philadelphia

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary

How many students attend Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary?

Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary has 419 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA. CCD year-over-year: 448 (2022-23) → 451 (2023-24), nearly flat (+3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary is 13.5:1, which is 1% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 14% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary is African American at 80.7% of enrollment, in Philadelphia, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary?

Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary rank among elementary schools in Philadelphia?

By Resource Investment Index, Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary ranks #103 of 131 elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Philadelphia on the city page.

What other schools are in Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary?

None; Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary is a single-school charter district, and Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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