Northwood Academy CS

K-8 school·Grades K-8·Charter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·19124
Score
42.4/100
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#122
Among 211 Pennsylvania K-8 schools
#72
In Philadelphia
Top 58%
In Pennsylvania

Score 42.4/100: better than 42% of Pennsylvania K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
29%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 32%, better than 53% of them
506 students tested
Math
9%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 22%, better than 28% of them
508 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3PSSA18.885
English language artsGrade 4PSSA29.382
English language artsGrade 5PSSA25.686
English language artsGrade 6PSSA3388
English language artsGrade 7PSSA27.783
English language artsGrade 8PSSA42.782
English language artsAll gradesPSSA29.4506
MathGrade 3PSSA2085
MathGrade 4PSSA10.784
MathGrade 5PSSA4.687
MathGrade 6PSSA3.488
MathGrade 7PSSA683
MathGrade 8PSSA8.681
MathAll gradesPSSA8.9508

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
705
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
705
Typical K-8 school: 486
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Philadelphia County

Contact

Address
4621 Castor Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Northwood Academy CS at a glance

Northwood Academy CS is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Northwood Academy CS school district. It has about 705 students (a typical Pennsylvania K-8 school has 486).

In 2024-25 state tests, 29% in English language arts (similar schools: 32%) and 9% in math (similar schools: 22%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania K-8 schools, it scores 42.4 out of 100: better than 42% of them, ranking #122 of 211. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.