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Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School
2600 South Broad St
Philadelphia PA, 19145, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-551-4000
Ranking: (1,433 out of 2,311, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 75 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 36 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,417 | 1,060 | 642 | 617 | 491 | 471 | 468 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 143 | 10.1% | 190 | 17.9% | 79 | 12.3% | 82 | 13.3% | 47 | 9.6% | 49 | 10.4% | 51 | 10.9% |
Grade 1: | 196 | 13.8% | 141 | 13.3% | 85 | 13.2% | 80 | 13.0% | 56 | 11.4% | 52 | 11.0% | 50 | 10.7% |
Grade 2: | 151 | 10.7% | 137 | 12.9% | 83 | 12.9% | 78 | 12.6% | 61 | 12.4% | 50 | 10.6% | 54 | 11.5% |
Grade 3: | 140 | 9.9% | 137 | 12.9% | 76 | 11.8% | 76 | 12.3% | 52 | 10.6% | 51 | 10.8% | 53 | 11.3% |
Grade 4: | 145 | 10.2% | 122 | 11.5% | 75 | 11.7% | 57 | 9.2% | 61 | 12.4% | 57 | 12.1% | 50 | 10.7% |
Grade 5: | 130 | 9.2% | 102 | 9.6% | 53 | 8.3% | 73 | 11.8% | 59 | 12.0% | 51 | 10.8% | 52 | 11.1% |
Grade 6: | 105 | 7.4% | 86 | 8.1% | 70 | 10.9% | 68 | 11.0% | 53 | 10.8% | 49 | 10.4% | 56 | 12.0% |
Grade 7: | 91 | 6.4% | 75 | 7.1% | 65 | 10.1% | 56 | 9.1% | 48 | 9.8% | 57 | 12.1% | 53 | 11.3% |
Grade 8: | 82 | 5.8% | 70 | 6.6% | 56 | 8.7% | 47 | 7.6% | 54 | 11.0% | 55 | 11.7% | 49 | 10.5% |
Grade 9: | 234 | 16.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 576 | 40.6% | 428 | 40.4% | 251 | 39.1% | 244 | 39.5% | 172 | 35.0% | 165 | 35.0% | 174 | 37.2% |
Female: | 841 | 59.4% | 632 | 59.6% | 391 | 60.9% | 373 | 60.5% | 288 | 58.7% | 275 | 58.4% | 279 | 59.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 74 | 5.2% | 37 | 3.5% | 35 | 5.5% | 36 | 5.8% | 25 | 5.1% | 25 | 5.3% | 14 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 68 | 4.8% | 59 | 5.6% | 28 | 4.4% | 22 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.0% | 19 | 4.1% |
Black: | 247 | 17.4% | 209 | 19.7% | 105 | 16.4% | 113 | 18.3% | 97 | 19.8% | 93 | 19.7% | 102 | 21.8% |
White: | 942 | 66.5% | 749 | 70.7% | 453 | 70.6% | 417 | 67.6% | 331 | 67.4% | 316 | 67.1% | 322 | 68.8% |
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: | 81 | 5.7% | 3 | 0.3% | 20 | 3.1% | 28 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 516 | 36.4% | 371 | 35.0% | 183 | 28.5% | 200 | 32.4% | 151 | 30.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 10.2% | 100 | 9.4% | 65 | 10.1% | 71 | 11.5% | 91 | 18.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.89 | 19.63 | 18.34 | 17.63 | 16.37 | 13.10 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | N/A | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | N/A | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 26.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | N/A | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | N/A | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 32.7% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | N/A | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | N/A | 76% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | N/A | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | N/A | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | N/A | 76.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | N/A | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | N/A | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Philadelphia Performing Arts 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.