Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

565
Students enrolled
1
Public schools
25
Classroom teachers (FTE)
22.6:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

District details

Grades served

KG to 08

Total staff (FTE)

51

District office

640 N 66th St, Philadelphia PA 19151

County

Philadelphia County

Official website

www.histcs.org

NCES District ID

4200014

About Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School is an African-centered public charter school that teaches students' the critical life skill of Education for Self-Reliance through the tools of science and technology. Located in the heart of West Philadelphia, Harambee holds the distinction as one of Pennsylvania's first public charter schools, and the Commonwealth's first African-centered charter school. Today, a number of African-Centered charter schools have been established throughout Philadelphia, modeling Harambee's success. Our Vision: Our vision is to employ the knowledge of science and technology as a means of promoting self-reliance in the African American community specifically and the world community in general. Our Mission: The mission of the Harambee Institute of Science and Teclmology Charter School is to develop and encourage children from kindergarten through 81h grade to fully participate inthe exploration of science and technology.The mission of the Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School is to develop and encourage children from kindergarten through 8th grade to fully participate inthe exploration of science and technology.
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