Freire Charter School
2027 Chestnut St
Philadelphia PA, 19103, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-557-8555
| Ranking: | High School:  (288 out of 626, top 46%)Elementary/Middle School:  (2,041 out of 2,311, bottom 12%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 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: | 45 | 39 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 947 | 948 | 508 | 504 | 505 | 495 | 417 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 110 | 11.6% | 165 | 17.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 150 | 15.8% | 164 | 17.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 132 | 13.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 76 | 8.0% | 113 | 11.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.7% |
| Grade 9: | 165 | 17.4% | 145 | 15.3% | 155 | 30.5% | 209 | 41.5% | 238 | 47.1% | 207 | 41.8% | 134 | 32.1% |
| Grade 10: | 110 | 11.6% | 122 | 12.9% | 153 | 30.1% | 157 | 31.2% | 124 | 24.6% | 105 | 21.2% | 112 | 26.9% |
| Grade 11: | 110 | 11.6% | 126 | 13.3% | 125 | 24.6% | 82 | 16.3% | 69 | 13.7% | 101 | 20.4% | 92 | 22.1% |
| Grade 12: | 94 | 9.9% | 113 | 11.9% | 75 | 14.8% | 56 | 11.1% | 74 | 14.7% | 82 | 16.6% | 76 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 388 | 41.0% | 389 | 41.0% | 209 | 41.1% | 185 | 36.7% | 182 | 36.0% | 187 | 37.8% | 165 | 39.6% |
| Female: | 559 | 59.0% | 559 | 59.0% | 299 | 58.9% | 319 | 63.3% | 315 | 62.4% | 300 | 60.6% | 248 | 59.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 894 | 94.4% | 891 | 94.0% | 472 | 92.9% | 472 | 93.7% | 499 | 98.8% | 489 | 98.8% | 412 | 98.8% |
| White: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 3.4% | 33 | 3.5% | 24 | 4.7% | 24 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 810 | 85.5% | 463 | 48.8% | 229 | 45.1% | 172 | 34.1% | 251 | 49.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 2.7% | 67 | 7.1% | 52 | 10.2% | 43 | 8.5% | 66 | 13.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.05 | 24.60 | 23.09 | 21.61 | 25.22 | 30.60 | 21.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 2.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | N/A | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | N/A | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | N/A | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | N/A | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | N/A | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | N/A | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | N/A | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | N/A | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 19.5% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | N/A | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | N/A | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | N/A | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | N/A | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | N/A | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | N/A | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | N/A | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | N/A | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | N/A | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.2% | N/A | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.8% | N/A | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | N/A | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | N/A | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | N/A | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | N/A | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | N/A | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 6.3% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | N/A | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | N/A | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | 67.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 9.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | N/A | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | N/A | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | N/A | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 75% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | N/A | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | N/A | 71.8% |
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* Freire Charter School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.