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Public · Grades 5–8 · 353 students
Middle Years Alternative
4725 Fairmont Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19139
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
128
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Philadelphia City SD
Philadelphia County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Middle Years Alternative
Middle Years Alternative is a magnet middle school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Philadelphia City SD. The school is located in a large city in Philadelphia County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 128 students were enrolled, with about 10.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Pennsylvania middle school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 128 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Philadelphia City SD
- County
- Philadelphia County
- NCES school ID
- 421899007223
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.