Other / mixed grade configuration · Philadelphia, PA

Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams

Federal NCES profile for Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 420006200504Charter school
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
27
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
44
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.

#90 of 106
schools in Philadelphia · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
18.2:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
1,253
students enrolled

Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams has class sizes larger than 95% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams ranks #90 of 106 schools in Philadelphia, PA.

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

-25 students YoY

Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams held near 1,190 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-25 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 69.3 → 68.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-25 students YoY 420006200504 · Philadelphia, PA Other · MID · CHARTER

1,253 enr · 18.2:1 · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: James C Neill El (1,253 students)

Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams held near 1,190 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-25 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 69.3 → 68.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams compares

Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams 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 18.2:1 ▲ 34% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,253 top 6% - -

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

18.2:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,253
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
18.2:1
students per teacher - 34% above state mean
Top 95% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
22.3%
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
$16,984
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 1253 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 104 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 94.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.8%
Two or More 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
White 0.2%
Asian 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 94.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.2, Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 4

District finance for Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams reports $16,984 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Philadelphia

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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-Hardy Williams

How many students attend Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams?

Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams has 1,253 students enrolled. It is a public school in Philadelphia, PA. CCD year-over-year: 1,215 (2022-23) → 1,190 (2023-24), nearly flat (-25).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams?

The student-teacher ratio at Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams is 18.2:1, which is 34% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 16% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams?

The largest demographic group at Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams is African American at 94.7% of enrollment, in Philadelphia, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams?

Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (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-Hardy Williams rank among schools in Philadelphia?

By Resource Investment Index, Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams ranks #90 of 106 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 schools in Philadelphia on the city page.

What other schools are in Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams?

None; Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams is a single-school charter district, and Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams 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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