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5.00 (1 review)

8001 Torresdale Ave

Philadelphia, PA 19136

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Tel: (215)624-8100

www.nfcsonline.org

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New Foundations Charter School serves 1,363 students in grades KG-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the PA average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the state average of 32%.
New Foundations Charter School operates within the New Foundations Charter School District.

School Overview

The student population of 1363 students has grown by 48% over five years.
The teacher population of 69 teachers has grown by 40% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades KG-12
Total Students	1,363 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	69 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 has increased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.54 is more than the state average of 0.25. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(PA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	20:1	15:1

Asian	4%	4%

Hispanic	16%	10%

Black	14%	15%

White	65%	68%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.54	0.25

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	44%	41%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	15%	5%

District Comparison

New Foundations Charter School District's student population of 1,363 students has grown by 48% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,695 in this district is less than the state average of $13,911. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,887 is less than the state average of $13,599. The district spending/student has declined by 8% over four years.

School District Name	New Foundations Charter School District
Number of Schools Managed	1	3
Number of Students Managed	1,363	1,497

District Total Revenue	$15 MM	$21 MM

District Spending	$14 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,695	$13,911

District Spending / Student	$10,887	$13,599

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, PA Dept. of Education

School Reviews

11/28/2014

I have been attending New Foundations Charter School for over 8 years now and can honestly say this is one of the best schools to be at. The teachers want to see you achieve and do their best to help you in any way. Is the school strict? Yes. If your child is getting detentions and such then that is on them for not behaving. It is far from the teacher's fault. The school has a friendly environment and many opportunities for the students, this including academics and extracurricular.

- Posted by Student/Alumni - jenna

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