Philadelphia Free School
Philadelphia · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined
📋 At a glance
- Program details not reported to CRDC
- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Philadelphia Free School compares for families
What families should know about Philadelphia Free School.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Little Footsteps Islam Ins Lfs, Mastery CS-Hardy Williams, The Workshop School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -8.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 56 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Footsteps Islam Ins Lfs Philadelphia |
Private | 0.5 | 54 | — |
| Mastery CS-Hardy Williams Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 0.5 | 436 | +8.7% |
| The Workshop School Philadelphia |
Public | 0.7 | 214 | -0.5% |
| Faith Connection Christian Academy Philadelphia |
Private | 0.9 | 130 | +18.2% |
| Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 0.9 | 456 | +0.0% |
| West Catholic Preparatory H.S. Philadelphia |
Private | 1.0 | 414 | -1.4% |
| West Philadelphia HS Philadelphia |
Public | 1.0 | 718 | +49.3% |
| Robeson HS for Human Services Philadelphia |
Public | 1.1 | 266 | -11.0% |