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Charter High School For Architecture And
105 South 7th St
Philadelphia PA, 19106, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-351-2900
Ranking:
(445 out of 626, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 2 | |||||||
Total Students: | 596 | 612 | 631 | 606 | 574 | 538 | 519 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 157 | 26.3% | 157 | 25.7% | 165 | 26.1% | 158 | 26.1% | 148 | 25.8% | 143 | 26.6% | 135 | 26.0% |
Grade 10: | 158 | 26.5% | 171 | 27.9% | 167 | 26.5% | 151 | 24.9% | 154 | 26.8% | 140 | 26.0% | 121 | 23.3% |
Grade 11: | 153 | 25.7% | 149 | 24.3% | 146 | 23.1% | 153 | 25.2% | 147 | 25.6% | 119 | 22.1% | 138 | 26.6% |
Grade 12: | 128 | 21.5% | 135 | 22.1% | 153 | 24.2% | 144 | 23.8% | 125 | 21.8% | 136 | 25.3% | 125 | 24.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 294 | 49.3% | 311 | 50.8% | 299 | 47.4% | 298 | 49.2% | 282 | 49.1% | 270 | 50.2% | 255 | 49.1% |
Female: | 302 | 50.7% | 301 | 49.2% | 332 | 52.6% | 308 | 50.8% | 284 | 49.5% | 260 | 48.3% | 260 | 50.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 18 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.1% | 11 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 14 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.6% | 16 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 45 | 7.6% | 51 | 8.3% | 47 | 7.4% | 47 | 7.8% | 34 | 5.9% | 31 | 5.8% | 32 | 6.2% |
Black: | 500 | 83.9% | 503 | 82.2% | 536 | 84.9% | 502 | 82.8% | 477 | 83.1% | 441 | 82.0% | 417 | 80.3% |
White: | 20 | 3.4% | 24 | 3.9% | 30 | 4.8% | 45 | 7.4% | 49 | 8.5% | 51 | 9.5% | 54 | 10.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 386 | 64.8% | 387 | 63.2% | 400 | 63.4% | 348 | 57.4% | 286 | 49.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 8.4% | 46 | 7.5% | 83 | 13.2% | 85 | 14.0% | 87 | 15.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.56 | 18.00 | 19.21 | 18.31 | 17.83 | 16.80 | 259.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 13.6% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21% | N/A | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | N/A | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | N/A | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | N/A | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | N/A | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | N/A | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | N/A | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | N/A | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 32.1% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | N/A | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | N/A | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | N/A | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | N/A | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | N/A | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | N/A | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | N/A | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | N/A | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | N/A | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | N/A | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9% | N/A | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | N/A | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | N/A | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | N/A | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | N/A | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | N/A | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | N/A | 82.9% |
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* Charter High School For Architecture And was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.