Original Research by School Decision on Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs
Community Academy of Philadelphia is a charter school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade, enrolling a school-sized population across all age levels from early childhood through high school graduation. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller populations of Black, Asian, and multiracial students; white enrollment is minimal. Specific counts for students receiving special education services or English language support were not available in the data reviewed.
The school sits in the middle range on per-pupil spending among Philadelphia County's districts, on the lower half of that range. On chronic absenteeism, the school's rate runs above the county median. State testing data and four-year graduation rates were not provided, so academic proficiency cannot be characterized from the records available. A parent seeking to understand how students perform academically or what share graduate on time should request those details directly from the school.
In June 2025, the Philadelphia Board of Education's Charter Schools Office recommended Community Academy of Philadelphia for a five-year charter renewal without conditions. This distinction was granted to only two schools in the full renewal cohort that year, and it provides operational certainty through roughly the end of the current decade. For families considering enrollment or relocating to attend, that renewal decision offers assurance of continuity.
The school is located in Philadelphia, a major urban center where housing and neighborhood contexts vary widely. Families considering this charter should weigh their own commute, school fit, and school-selection goals against whatever information the school itself can provide about academic offerings, pedagogy, student support, and outcomes. The charter status means the school operates independently of the traditional district but remains accountable to the Board of Education. Parents should also ask whether the school has waiting lists, what admissions process it follows, and what the enrollment pathway looks like for their grade of interest.
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