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School Lane Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
825th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,511 Pennsylvania Alternative Schools
Better than 45% of Pennsylvania alternative schools
Summary

School Lane Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Bensalem, PA that serves grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,331 students. The school has consistently maintained a high 4-year graduation rate around 95% and a low dropout rate around 0.5%.

One of the key factors that sets School Lane Charter School apart is its strong academic performance. The school significantly outperforms the state average on PSSA and Keystone exams across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 45.7% of School Lane students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts compared to the state average of 48.5%, and 36.7% were proficient or better in math compared to the state's 41.7%. When compared to nearby charter schools like First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School and Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School, School Lane's test scores are notably higher.

Another interesting finding is that despite serving a student population with over 50% qualifying for free/reduced lunch in recent years, indicating a more economically disadvantaged demographic, School Lane Charter School is able to outperform the state average and many nearby charter schools on academic measures. This suggests the school has developed effective strategies to address the needs of its students and overcome socioeconomic barriers to learning. With a spending of around $14,500 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average, the school appears to be investing resources effectively to deliver strong outcomes for its diverse student body.

1,378
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,230
Per pupil spending ?
52.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2400 Bristol Pike
       Bensalem, PA  19020-5263

(215) 245-6055

District: School Lane Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.2%
Asian:
28.1%
Hispanic:
17.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2024 → 43rd in 2025
Strengths
94% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)
Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school42%
Pennsylvania avg46%
Elementary school
825th of 1,511
Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
499th of 873
Pennsylvania public middle schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From top 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
387th of 681
Pennsylvania public high schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2019
From bottom 48% (2019) to bottom 43% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202549.8825 of 151145.4%★★☆☆☆
202448.5884 of 152642.1%★★☆☆☆
202356.3770 of 153449.8%★★☆☆☆
202255.8775 of 153449.5%★★☆☆☆
202153.6762 of 143346.8%★★☆☆☆
201965.9597 of 154461.3%★★★☆☆
201857.4780 of 153049.0%★★☆☆☆
201758.3770 of 154750.2%★★★☆☆
201667.5581 of 155462.6%★★★☆☆
201555.8798 of 147445.9%★★☆☆☆
201252.01022 of 159936.1%★★☆☆☆
201144.01141 of 159728.6%★☆☆☆☆
201044.01122 of 157928.9%★☆☆☆☆
200945.51065 of 154931.2%★★☆☆☆
200847.91022 of 155134.1%★★☆☆☆
200741.21122 of 155527.8%★☆☆☆☆
200650.1965 of 154537.5%★★☆☆☆
200526.31061 of 129918.3%★☆☆☆☆
200450.2779 of 130840.4%★★☆☆☆
200320.51085 of 130216.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202556.9139 of 41366.3%★★★☆☆
202464.6100 of 43777.1%★★★★☆
202365.6104 of 43776.2%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202537.1108 of 15128.5%★☆☆☆☆
202442.9114 of 16832.1%★★☆☆☆
202335.8119 of 16025.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202523.2815 of 103020.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.6846 of 108422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202337.5655 of 104337.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202544.294 of 20754.6%★★★☆☆
202468.140 of 20080.0%★★★★☆
202376.429 of 19685.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202546.8846 of 146642.3%★★☆☆☆
202442.8945 of 148836.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202543.8216 of 42949.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.9266 of 45441.4%★★☆☆☆
202359.2160 of 43263.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202556.4607 of 136955.7%★★★☆☆
202453.0733 of 143248.8%★★☆☆☆
202361.5552 of 141461.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202550.8772 of 147547.7%★★☆☆☆
202452.9786 of 149547.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202523.9997 of 120117.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.11018 of 122917.2%★☆☆☆☆
202335.6871 of 123629.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202543.9499 of 87342.8%★★☆☆☆
202452.4434 of 89151.3%★★★☆☆
202358.8367 of 89358.9%★★★☆☆
202252.6434 of 88350.8%★★★☆☆
202151.9389 of 79751.2%★★★☆☆
201966.1304 of 89165.9%★★★☆☆
201863.4340 of 86160.5%★★★☆☆
201757.0407 of 87753.6%★★★☆☆
201664.5316 of 87063.7%★★★☆☆
201563.0306 of 83563.4%★★★☆☆
201262.3383 of 83454.1%★★★☆☆
201163.1366 of 82555.6%★★★☆☆
201060.3380 of 80552.8%★★★☆☆
200963.7307 of 77060.1%★★★☆☆
200858.0377 of 75349.9%★★★☆☆
200754.9419 of 74944.1%★★☆☆☆
200646.8468 of 73636.4%★★☆☆☆
200522.5575 of 68716.3%★☆☆☆☆
200448.1435 of 66334.4%★★☆☆☆
200329.9508 of 64321.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202539.6213 of 39345.8%★★☆☆☆
202441.9214 of 40847.5%★★☆☆☆
202341.9213 of 42149.4%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202525.5112 of 13818.8%★☆☆☆☆
202431.8105 of 14527.6%★☆☆☆☆
202337.9100 of 14430.6%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202526.5496 of 64322.9%★☆☆☆☆
202443.1336 of 67250.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202533.3553 of 83533.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.3495 of 86042.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202532.8235 of 34832.5%★★☆☆☆
202448.6176 of 36251.4%★★★☆☆
202352.2159 of 36256.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202548.0427 of 84349.3%★★☆☆☆
202456.0372 of 87757.6%★★★☆☆
202357.9334 of 87461.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202551.5393 of 83953.2%★★★☆☆
202455.1391 of 87055.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202524.8522 of 64919.6%★☆☆☆☆
202428.4514 of 67323.6%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6532 of 68121.9%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202549.2387 of 68143.2%★★☆☆☆
202441.7457 of 68633.4%★★☆☆☆
202356.2330 of 67451.0%★★★☆☆
202277.8134 of 63478.9%★★★★☆
202135.3405 of 53724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201958.3359 of 69348.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202537.8158 of 27642.8%★★☆☆☆
202474.860 of 28478.9%★★★★☆
202376.155 of 26078.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202529.496 of 12523.2%★☆☆☆☆
202371.742 of 11262.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202423.0411 of 51319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202323.2406 of 50219.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202528.4493 of 65725.0%★☆☆☆☆
202438.7452 of 66532.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202568.380 of 28772.1%★★★★☆
202453.7122 of 27455.5%★★★☆☆
202336.1161 of 25236.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202558.9264 of 65159.4%★★★☆☆
202433.8469 of 66429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202351.3338 of 65248.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202573.6166 of 66074.8%★★★★☆
202443.0416 of 66237.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202551.4292 of 58349.9%★★★☆☆
20244.4575 of 5953.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.6485 of 57715.9%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2025)66th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)48th percentile~ school
Female (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2025)28th percentile-17 vs school
Disabled (2025)21st percentile-25 vs school
White (2025)17th percentile-28 vs school
Middle school
Male (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school
Disabled (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school
White (2025)20th percentile-23 vs school
Asian (2025)19th percentile-24 vs school
High school
Male (2025)75th percentile+32 vs school
Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school
White (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)25th percentile-18 vs school
Asian (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school
Disabled (2024)20th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?
Literature67%+4 vs state
English Language Arts46%-3 vs state
Biology44%-5 vs state
Math37%-5 vs state
Algebra I35%-9 vs state

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Students at School Lane Charter School are 36% White, 28% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,378 students attended School Lane Charter School.

School Lane Charter School ranks 825th of 1511 Pennsylvania alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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