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Castor Gardens MS

Regular School · Philadelphia, PA

Castor Gardens MS is a regular school school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades 06–08 with 1,318 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
1,318
Teachers (FTE)
78.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 558 42%
Black or African American 309 23%
Asian 262 20%
White 151 11%
Two or more races 36 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 1,318 696M / 622F

English Language Learners: 446 (34% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.36 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
9 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
173
13.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
194
14.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,318 100%

Contact & Location

1800 Cottman Ave

Philadelphia, PA 19111

Phone: (215)400-3190

District

Philadelphia City SD

Per-pupil expenditure: $38,060

District enrollment: 114,779

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

421899003836

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD