Other / mixed grade configuration · Philadelphia, PA

Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus

Federal NCES profile for Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 420014400925Charter school
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Pennsylvania.

#77 of 106
schools in Philadelphia · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
15.1:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
1,314
students enrolled

Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus has class sizes larger than 77% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus ranks #77 of 106 schools in Philadelphia, PA.

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

+103 students YoY

Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus grew from 1,258 students in 2022-23 to 1,361 in 2023-24 (+8.2%).

Teacher FTE lost 87.0 → 78.4 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+103 students YoY 420014400925 · Philadelphia, PA Other · MID · CHARTER

1,314 enr · 15.1:1 · RII 28

Nearest enrollment peer: B.D. Gullett Elementary School (1,314 students)

Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus grew from 1,258 students in 2022-23 to 1,361 in 2023-24 (+8.2%). Teacher FTE lost 87.0 → 78.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus compares

Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.1:1 ▲ 11% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,314 top 5% - -

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

15.1:1
Leaner classes than 46% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,314
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.1:1
students per teacher - 11% above state mean
Top 77% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
23.8%
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
$17,940
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 1314 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 50 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 40.0%
African American 28.5%
Asian 16.1%
White 8.8%
Two or More 4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 40.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.3, Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 11

District finance for Mastery Cs-Thomas Campus reports $17,940 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 - Thomas Campus

How many students attend Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus?

Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus has 1,314 students enrolled. It is a public school in Philadelphia, PA. CCD year-over-year: 1,258 (2022-23) → 1,361 (2023-24), up 103.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus?

The student-teacher ratio at Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus is 15.1:1, which is 11% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus?

The largest demographic group at Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus is Hispanic or Latino at 40.0% of enrollment, in Philadelphia, PA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus?

Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (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 - Thomas Campus rank among schools in Philadelphia?

By Resource Investment Index, Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus ranks #77 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-Thomas Campus?

None; Mastery Cs-Thomas Campus is a single-school charter district, and Mastery Cs - Thomas Campus 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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