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Christopher Columbus CS

(215) 389-6000

Physical Address:
South Building
Philadelphia, PA  19147
Mailing Address:
South Building
Philadelphia, PA  19147

School Information

District:
Christopher Columbus Cs
Type:
Public Charter (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Philadelphia County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 8
Number of Students:
778

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Christopher Columbus CS

This School County Average State Average
White 51.29% 13.61% 73.92%
Black 32.52% 66.04% 16.75%
Asian/Pacific 8.61% 6.46% 3.10%
Hispanic 6.04% 15.06% 7.39%
Others 1.29% 0% 0%
American Indian 0.26% 0.32% 0.37%

Genders in Christopher Columbus CS

This School County Average State Average
Female 53.6% 51.85% 50.38%
Male 46.40% 48.15% 49.62%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Christopher Columbus CS

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 388 402 399
Black 300 273 253
Asian/Pacific 45 54 67
Hispanic 40 39 47
Others 0 9 10
American Indian 2 2 2
Total 775 779 778

Enrollment by Gender for Christopher Columbus CS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 410 416 417
Male 365 363 361
Total 775 779 778

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Christopher Columbus CS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 775 779 778
# Eligible for free lunch - - 417 (54%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch - - 96 (12%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch - - 513 (66%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Christopher Columbus CS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 775 779 778
Fulltime teachers 48.8 48.8 50.8
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.90 16.00 15.31
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.05 15.72 14.32