Original Research by School Decision on Mathematics Science & Technology Community Cs
Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School is a kindergarten through twelfth grade charter district serving Philadelphia. The network enrolls a student body that reflects the city's diversity, with a substantial majority of white students alongside meaningful representation of Hispanic, Black, and Asian students. The overall enrollment spans from kindergarten through high school, with relatively balanced class sizes across the grade bands.
The district operates as a charter network, which means families choose it rather than being assigned to it by residence. That choice structure already signals something about the student population and parent engagement. Philadelphia's charter sector is expansive, and MaST positions itself within that landscape as a science and technology-focused pathway.
Academic performance data were not available, so a parent cannot see state testing results or a graduation rate for this district. This absence is typical for charter networks when they are evaluated by the state as a collective system rather than reported individually by school site. State test results and graduation metrics are something a parent may want to request directly from the district or look up through the School District of Philadelphia's charter oversight office.
The district has experienced material growth. Publicly reported, MaST opened a third K-12 campus in Northeast Philadelphia after earning a new charter to serve additional students, transforming a former office headquarters into what is now the Roosevelt Campus. That expansion materially added seats available to families. A second campus in Tacony underwent a phase-two expansion that doubled the school's educational space, adding classrooms, outdoor learning areas, and robotics testing facilities. The original campus on Byberry Road underwent charter renewal with the School District of Philadelphia in 2022, a regulatory milestone that secures continued operation. Taken together, these developments signal a network in growth mode with infrastructure investment and long-term stability.
On metrics where data were available, the district performed well on chronic absenteeism, sitting in the top quartile among Philadelphia County's districts. Per-pupil spending sits in the upper-middle range for the county, reflecting moderate investment relative to peers.
The district's name and stated focus indicate a curriculum centered on mathematics, science, and technology. Parents drawn to STEM-heavy academics and hands-on learning—robotics, engineering design, applied science—would likely find that alignment. A parent considering MaST should understand that it is a choice school requiring an application process, not a neighborhood assignment. The growth, infrastructure investment, and charter renewal all suggest the network is stable and expanding capacity. What a parent cannot yet determine from public data is how that curriculum translates to standardized outcomes or how well students progress through the high school grades. Those are questions worth asking the district directly.
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