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Philadelphia Free School

Philadelphia · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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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

Total enrollment went from 79 in 2018 to 56 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-29.1%
Why only 3 data points?

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:

2023
51
2025
43
2027
36

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
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%

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