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About this school
Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 723 students
in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
Its teachers have had 107 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
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 25, 2025
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Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker
$80,945
raised using DonorsChoose
107
projects
funded
57
teachers
funded
649
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
1
project for
technology
7
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker has received support from
278 individuals from Pennsylvania and
371 individuals out-of-state.
