Mastery CS-Hardy Williams

Philadelphia · PA · Mastery CS-Hardy Williams · Public charter · K-12 combined


97% 4-yr grad rate

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 2 AP courses offered — Strong
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 1 calculus classes · 3 physics · 3 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 58th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 45% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Mastery CS-Hardy Williams compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 58th percentile nationally with 2 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS, Sayre William L MS, Overbrook HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

58th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
2
Math ✓
Students taking AP courses
83
≈19 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
5
1 calculus · 4 advanced
Lab science classes
6
3 physics · 3 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 45% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
54
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
12.4
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

90th percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
97%
Range: 95–100%
4-year cohort size
87
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
51.4%
Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
47.2%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

95.1%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

54%
admit rate
$20,644
in-state tuition/yr · $41,790 out-of-state
1220–1400
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
22.6%
Elevated above the national average (~16%). Worth understanding — chronic absence compounds into dropout risk, transfer-out risk, and revenue loss.
Students absent 15+ days
262
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 80 in 2021 to 90 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+12.5%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +2.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,253 students:

2025
1,279
2027
1,334
2029
1,390

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $17,097 per student in district revenue, the 137 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,342,289/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS
Philadelphia
Public · charter 0.8 456 +0.0%
Sayre William L MS
Philadelphia
Public 1.3 447 +17.0%
Overbrook HS
Philadelphia
Public 2.8 440 +10.3%
Parkway Center City Middle College
Philadelphia
Public 3.8 436 -2.5%
Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus
Philadelphia
Public · charter 4.2 437 +19.7%
National Constitution Center HS
Philadelphia
Public 4.0 421 +6.9%
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School
Philadelphia
Public 5.3 437 -6.0%
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus
Philadelphia
Public · charter 3.8 468 +2.0%

At a glance

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Mastery CS-Hardy Williams is a public high school in Philadelphia, PA, enrolling 1,253 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 12% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 58% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

54 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 45% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.

23% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many AP courses does Mastery CS-Hardy Williams offer? Mastery CS-Hardy Williams offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 58% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Mastery CS-Hardy Williams's graduation rate? Mastery CS-Hardy Williams's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Mastery CS-Hardy Williams? Mastery CS-Hardy Williams is a public high school in Philadelphia, PA, enrolling 1,253 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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