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Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA, with 755 students. The school is part of the Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary district, which is ranked 474 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary has consistently underperformed the state average on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments, with only 16.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.1% to 20% across grade levels, compared to the state averages of 30.5% to 53.5%. In English Language Arts, the school's performance is slightly better, with proficiency rates ranging from 23.7% to 41.8% across grade levels, compared to the state averages of 44.7% to 50.8%. The school also struggles with its low socioeconomic status and disabled student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these groups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Steel Edward School, Wissahickon Charter School, and Bethune Mary McLeod School, also struggle academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. However, some of these nearby schools, like Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary, perform slightly better than Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary in both Math and English Language Arts. The high poverty rates, limited resources, and challenging student demographics may be contributing factors to the low academic performance of Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary and the surrounding schools.

739

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,544

Per pupil spending ?

102.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 N 19th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140

(215) 227-5042

District: Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary

Students who attend Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Math scores 26 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,232^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

587^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

474^th of 606Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1232 of 1511	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1295 of 1526	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1415 of 1534	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1481 of 1534	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1305 of 1433	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1390 of 1544	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1374 of 1530	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	1381 of 1547	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	1389 of 1554	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	1370 of 1474	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	133 of 413	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	180 of 437	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	294 of 437	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	932 of 1030	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	865 of 1084	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	924 of 1043	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1191 of 1466	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1264 of 1488	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1034 of 1369	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1172 of 1432	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1288 of 1414	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1222 of 1475	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1269 of 1495	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	587 of 873	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	712 of 891	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	765 of 893	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	819 of 883	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	686 of 797	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	788 of 891	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	768 of 861	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	777 of 877	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	784 of 870	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	720 of 835	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	99 of 393	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.3	202 of 408	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	285 of 421	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	436 of 643	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	533 of 672	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	621 of 660	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	571 of 835	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	696 of 860	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	423 of 843	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	663 of 877	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	737 of 874	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	582 of 839	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	693 of 870	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)68th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)75th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-16 vs state

Math16%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 N 19th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-5042	739	46	16.0	102.2%	1 (0.1%)	638 (86.3%)	54 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.3%)	18.1	1232^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	18.5%		14.1	1295^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.1%	63	20.0	20.4	14.6	18.0	13.1	13.3	16.2	28.6	23.7	21.6	41.8	38.1	38.8	32.4	$19,544	$4,989	$14,554
Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1801 W. Pike Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-0067	598	37	16.1	99.5%	2 (0.3%)	509 (85.1%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	19.9	1205^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.3%		12.3	1325^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.2%	120	27.1	34.7	15.7	2.3			19.2	36.4	35.5	18.1	35.6			31.3	$17,352	$3,049	$14,303
Kenderton Elementary School	Public	K-8	1500 W Ontario St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8340	300	25	12.0	94.3%	3 (1.0%)	254 (84.7%)	40 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7	1422^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.9	1498^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.8%	76	15.4	5.6	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.4	7.4	5.3	3.3	32.0	0.0	11.4	9.8	$21,811	$6,122	$15,690
Steel Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	4301 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3910	379	39	9.7	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	328 (86.5%)	36 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	7.5	1409^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.8%		4.4	1484^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.8%	75	9.3	29.6	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	7.1	11.9	14.3	9.7	21.6	18.2	10.3	14.1	$24,240	$6,001	$18,238
Wissahickon Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 G Wissahickon Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Wissahickon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 338-1020	965	57	16.8	96.4%	10 (1.0%)	875 (90.7%)	42 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.8%)	9.3	1369^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.4%		16.8	1262^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	17.3%	107	22.9	12.7	10.5	6.6	10.3	8.8	12.1	15.6	13.7	16.2	27.4	27.8	39.2	23.1	$20,725	$6,076	$14,648
Bethune Mary McLeod School	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 Old York Rd	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3890	433	35	12.4	104.2%	8 (1.8%)	314 (72.5%)	104 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	9.8	1356^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.3%		6.2	1435^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.0%	79	28.0	6.8	13.9	12.9	2.2	4.2	11.5	18.0	18.1	13.9	19.3	11.1	12.5	15.4	$21,854	$5,494	$16,360
Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	Administrative Office	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 817-4720	461	21	21.9	39.3%	3 (0.7%)	430 (93.3%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	1463^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.5	1483^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.8%	20	6.0	5.0	4.4	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	10.2	10.2	7.2	30.3	9.4	10.9	12.0	$23,458	$9,716	$13,743
Peirce Thomas Middle School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 W Cambria St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7020	270	18	14.9	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	250 (92.6%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	3.4	1506^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.6	1507^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.2%	1	11.1	0.0	0.0				3.4	8.1	5.1	9.1				7.5	$25,753	$7,006	$18,747
Taylor Bayard School	Public	K-5	3698 N Randolph St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3880	394	40	9.8	98.2%	4 (1.0%)	56 (14.2%)	330 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5.3	1468^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.3	1486^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.6%	18	17.7	11.7	8.1				12.5	12.9	13.3	0.0				8.7	$24,916	$5,443	$19,473
Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1201 W Rush Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-8610	419	31	13.5	99.3%	4 (1.0%)	338 (80.7%)	57 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	15.9	1263^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	16.4%		7.2	1414^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.3%	151	29.1	38.5	10.9	1.8			19.7	30.2	34.0	12.7	21.4			24.4	$22,333	$6,309	$16,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary?

Students at Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary are 86% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus

Is Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary a good school?

Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary.

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