The brief
A Youth Build Phila Cs charter high school serving grades 12th – 12th.
It ranks 2,732 of 2,848 schools in Pennsylvania and 1 of 1 in Youth Build Phila Cs.
Youthbuild Phila Cs is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 298 schools in Philadelphia. Learn more
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 3/4 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 19122; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Philadelphia school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $57,785
- Median home value
- $341,000
- Median rent
- $1,294/mo
- College educated
- 42%
- Homeownership
- 35.4%
- Poverty rate
- 32.1%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 19122; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 94
- Walker's Paradise
- Transit Score
- 79
- Excellent Transit
- Bike Score
- 80
- Very Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 5,167/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Philadelphia. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Philadelphia), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 100%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
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- Youthbuild Phila Cs3.6
Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Youthbuild Phila Cs serve?
Youthbuild Phila Cs serves students in grades 12th through 12th.
How many students attend Youthbuild Phila Cs?
Youthbuild Phila Cs has an enrollment of approximately 256 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Youthbuild Phila Cs?
The student-teacher ratio at Youthbuild Phila Cs is 21.3:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Youthbuild Phila Cs rank in PA?
Youthbuild Phila Cs ranks #2,732 of 2,848 schools in PA.
What is Youthbuild Phila Cs's MySchoolScout rating?
Youthbuild Phila Cs has a current MySchoolScout rating of 3.6 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Youthbuild Phila Cs a charter school?
Yes, Youthbuild Phila Cs is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Youthbuild Phila Cs a Title I school?
No, Youthbuild Phila Cs is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Youthbuild Phila Cs?
100.0% of students at Youthbuild Phila Cs qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 12th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 256
- Student-teacher ratio
- 21.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Philadelphia County
- Phone
- (215) 627-8671
- 4-year graduation
- 70–79%
- Class of 2023
- Rank in district
- #1 of 1
- Schools in district
- 1
- District spending per student
- $32,132
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 19122)
- 24,740
- Area average commute
- 29.2 min
- Area median age
- 28.5
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.