📍 1300 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19111
Tacony Academy CS is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 1,084 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacony Academy CS school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tacony Academy CS enrolls 1,084 students across grades K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 65 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 390 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 256 | 24% |
| White | 233 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 122 | 11% |
| Asian | 75 | 6.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,084 of the school's 1,084 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,084 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tacony Academy CS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-20, state senate district 5, state house district 174.
Tacony Academy CS is one of 1 schools in Tacony Academy CS, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,084 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,084 students, Tacony Academy CS is close to the district average of about 1,084 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large