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About this school
Mastery Charter School - Lenfest is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 660 students
in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Its teachers have had 53 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Mastery Charter School - Lenfest
$33,572
raised using DonorsChoose
53
projects
funded
20
teachers
funded
194
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Mastery Charter School - Lenfest has received support from
122 individuals from Pennsylvania and
72 individuals out-of-state.