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Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1253^rd

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA, with 648 students. The school is part of the Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary District, which is ranked 530 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating.

Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1241-1445 out of around 1500 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests has been well below the state averages, with proficiency rates of just 14.5% in Math and 26.4% in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 4.6% in 7th grade to 25.4% in 3rd grade.

The nearby schools, such as Prince Hall School, Pennell Joseph School, and Roosevelt Theodore Middle School, also perform poorly on standardized tests, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. However, some nearby schools, such as Emlen Eleanor C School and Rowen William School, have slightly better academic performance, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary to learn from their practices.

647

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,334

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5650 Sprague Street
Philadelphia, PA 19138

(215) 951-5689

District: Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.5%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Math scores 27 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,253^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

717^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

530^th of 606Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius 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	16.6	1253 of 1511	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1337 of 1526	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1425 of 1534	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1423 of 1534	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1349 of 1433	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1385 of 1544	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1394 of 1530	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	1441 of 1547	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	1445 of 1554	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	1364 of 1474	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	174 of 413	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	222 of 437	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	323 of 437	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	825 of 1030	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	965 of 1084	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	956 of 1043	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1124 of 1466	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1283 of 1488	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1043 of 1369	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1225 of 1432	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1300 of 1414	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1310 of 1475	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1342 of 1495	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	717 of 873	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	779 of 891	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	794 of 893	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	783 of 883	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	725 of 797	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	736 of 891	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	774 of 861	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	799 of 877	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	713 of 870	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	697 of 835	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	229 of 393	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	274 of 408	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	299 of 421	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	467 of 643	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	588 of 672	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	614 of 660	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	637 of 835	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	709 of 860	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	661 of 843	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	755 of 877	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	776 of 874	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	780 of 839	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	820 of 870	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-22 vs state

Math14%-27 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-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5650 Sprague Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-5689	647	43	15.0	99.5%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.5%)	16.6	1253^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	17.1%		11.6	1337^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.4%	84	25.4	21.2	16.0	13.8	4.6	6.6	14.5	19.0	34.9	25.0	29.3	25.7	23.3	26.4	$19,334	$5,374	$13,960
Prince Hall School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 North Gratz Street	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3690	360	24	15.1	104.2%	1 (0.3%)	331 (91.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	6.4	1438^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		10.4	1356^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.1%	82	9.8	12.9	4.2				8.0	22.0	15.4	11.1				15.5	$19,195	$6,541	$12,654
Pennell Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3680	301	26	11.6	102.3%	1 (0.3%)	264 (87.7%)	16 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	15.9	1265^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.3%		7.3	1409^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.7%	144	30.4	11.1	13.1				16.1	39.1	33.3	15.8				28.3	$20,297	$5,440	$14,858
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School	Public	K-8	430 E Washington Ln	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3640	400	46	8.6	99.3%	7 (1.8%)	356 (89.0%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	7.1	1418^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.2%		4.1	1493^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.2%	75	17.2	8.0	0.0	1.9	0.0	7.0	4.9	20.7	29.2	3.6	15.1	7.3	13.1	13.6	$24,561	$6,305	$18,256
West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	955	63	15.2	101.5%	1 (0.1%)	943 (98.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	17.7	1241^st of 1511 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.3	1358^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.0%	117	31.6	23.5	22.5	7.5	8.8	17.9	19.2	29.8	18.5	20.0	40.0	42.4	34.4	30.0	$22,584	$3,810	$18,774
Day Anna B School	Public	PK, KG-8	6324-42 Crittenden St.	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3520	314	27	11.5	112.7%	4 (1.3%)	283 (90.1%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	11.4	1330^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.0%		7.6	1400^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.3%	70	12.6	16.7	4.0	3.0	6.1	9.4	8.4	18.7	28.0	20.0	33.3	18.2	31.3	25.0	$21,814	$8,219	$13,595
Emlen Eleanor C School	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Chew Ave	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3470	301	27	11.1	108.3%	6 (2.0%)	261 (86.7%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	16.7	1252^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.9	1274^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.5%	22	25.7	21.5	9.7				18.2	28.6	42.9	19.5				28.8	$20,973	$7,489	$13,484
Rowen William School	Public	K-5	6841 N 19th St	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3550	296	25	11.7	104.4%	3 (1.0%)	267 (90.2%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	11.3	1331^st of 1511 public elementary schools	11.9%		6.3	1430^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.3%	99	24.4	8.9	5.1				12.1	28.9	15.6	25.4				23.5	$21,081	$6,839	$14,242
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	67 E Bringhurst Street	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-4003	506	30	16.8	98.4%	5 (1.0%)	452 (89.3%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	18.6	1225^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.6	1366^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.5%	141	36.7	28.1	10.3				24.0	44.2	23.2	13.1				26.0	$19,939	$5,110	$14,828
Howe Julia Ward School	Public	K-5	5800 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3650	229	23	9.7	91.7%	1 (0.4%)	181 (79.0%)	34 (14.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	9.4	1367^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.6	1368^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.4%	1	10.5	12.5	29.0				16.5	13.2	17.5	12.9				14.7	$23,884	$6,629	$17,255

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Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary?

Students at Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary are 87% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary.

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