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Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 5-9

790^th

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of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School is a middle school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving grades 5-9 with a total enrollment of 368 students. The school is part of the Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School District, which is ranked 568 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School consistently performs significantly below the state average on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.5% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. Similarly, in PSSA English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate was 20.9%, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance on PSSA tests varies greatly across different student subgroups, with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students with disabilities consistently struggling, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools in these categories.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Haverford Middle School and Bala-Cynwyd Middle School, Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School performs significantly worse academically, with PSSA proficiency rates that are over 50 percentage points higher in both Math and English Language Arts. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $14,726 to $19,383 over the past few years, suggests that resources may not be effectively utilized to support student learning.

315

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,175

Per pupil spending ?

117.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 S 58th St
Philadelphia, PA 19143

(215) 878-1544

District: Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.7%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Math scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

Pennsylvania avg45%

790^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

568^th of 606Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	790 of 873	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	780 of 891	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	784 of 893	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	777 of 883	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	743 of 797	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	821 of 891	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	783 of 861	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	820 of 877	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	802 of 870	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	724 of 835	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.0	629 of 834	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	693 of 825	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	701 of 805	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	752 of 770	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	712 of 753	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.3	699 of 749	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	690 of 736	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	685 of 687	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.5	642 of 663	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.9	635 of 643	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	295 of 393	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	268 of 408	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	290 of 421	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	585 of 643	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	636 of 672	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	364 of 660	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	63 of 150	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.9	6 of 143	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	741 of 835	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	775 of 860	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	752 of 843	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	758 of 877	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	746 of 874	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	789 of 839	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	748 of 870	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-28 vs state

Math2%-39 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, January 9, 2022

This school has a person teaching fifth grade without a degree. The CEO and his wife needs to resigned and put their children into school. They bring their dog and kids to work. the staff turnover is high and the staff have been quitting or getting fired because they don't agree with the principal or his wife. The staff there can not handle the disruptive students. The assistant principal had all the teachers that he who intimidate remove and now it's just losers there. The education sucks and they have the ECO foundation teaching students and they have no idea as to what they are doing. Parents are not complaining to the school district or fighting to shut them down. The classrooms are dirty and people are catching COVID. Students that graduate are not ready for high school. Close Quote

by a teacher
Thursday, June 3, 2010

This school suffers from severely poor leadership and an utter lack of school culture. The administration is inconsistent in dealing with students and the teachers receive zero disciplinary support. As a result, the classroom environment for most students does not promote any kind of learning. PSSA scores are shamefully low, and the teacher turnover rate is extremely high (for good reason). As a parent, you are seeking out a charter school because you care about your child. Please choose another school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	2601 S 58th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 878-1544	315	23	13.6	117.1%	3 (1.0%)	292 (92.7%)	9 (2.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10	790^th of 873 public middle schools	9.5%		10.9	780^th of 891 public middle schools	12.5%	10	4.3	1.4	4.8	0.0	2.5	18.6	24.3	19.1	21.0	20.9	$23,175	$8,069	$15,106
Tilden William T Middle School	Public	5-8	6601 Elmwood Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8170	266	21	12.4	98.9%	5 (1.9%)	199 (74.8%)	39 (14.7%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	6.6	850^th of 873 public middle schools	2.6%		7.1	849^th of 891 public middle schools	4.7%	1	4.3	2.8	0.0	1.5	1.9	4.8	8.6	15.2	14.7	11.8	$34,663	$20,245	$14,418
Universal Vare Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	2100 South 24th Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Universal Vare Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-8611	107	7	15.2	133.6%	2 (1.9%)	69 (64.5%)	11 (10.3%)	21 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	12.2	760^th of 873 public middle schools	12.9%		14.5	741^st of 891 public middle schools	16.8%	19	5.9	3.7	0.0	5.8	4.3	17.6	23.1	13.6	26.9	22.3	$14,018	$7,052	$6,966
Penn Wood Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Summit St	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 586-1804	667	53	12.5	95.2%	15 (2.2%)	574 (86.1%)	28 (4.2%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	15.4	720^th of 873 public middle schools	17.5%		14.1	748^th of 891 public middle schools	16.0%	28			8.6	5.3	7.0			26.1	24.9	25.5	$21,939	$1,685	$20,253
Science Leadership Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8320	353	12	30.4	99.7%	94 (26.6%)	204 (57.8%)	19 (5.4%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	53	402^nd of 873 public middle schools	54.0%		50.2	461^st of 891 public middle schools	48.3%	59	35.0	32.1	25.0	14.4	26.9	56.1	58.3	59.8	43.6	54.7	$18,404	$6,736	$11,668
Middle Years Alternative	Public	5-8	4725 Fairmont Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7720	128	12	10.5	121.1%	1 (0.8%)	101 (78.9%)	16 (12.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.7%)	24.5	642^nd of 873 public middle schools	26.5%		29.6	619^th of 891 public middle schools	30.5%	23		6.4	24.0	17.1	13.0		28.2	19.2	41.7	29.3	$24,823	$10,055	$14,767
Beverly Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Garrett Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9317	1,475	109	13.5	101.4%	60 (4.1%)	694 (47.1%)	373 (25.3%)	300 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.1%)	14.4	735^th of 873 public middle schools	15.8%		13.1	757^th of 891 public middle schools	15.0%	22		12.1	9.0	7.9	9.5		24.4	24.2	19.6	22.7	$16,301	$2,687	$13,615
Young Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	900 N Marshall St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Young Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-9727	265	20	13.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.7%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (73.2%)	7.1	844^th of 873 public middle schools	3.3%		7.9	829^th of 891 public middle schools	7.0%	15		1.3	2.4	0.0	1.2		9.1	16.5	16.7	14.1	$25,939	$5,043	$20,896
Drexel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 State Rd	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4580	1,244	102	12.2	103.7%	302 (24.3%)	644 (51.8%)	120 (9.6%)	99 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.3%)	18.8	688^th of 873 public middle schools	21.2%		20.5	685^th of 891 public middle schools	23.1%	3		10.3	13.1	12.6	12.1		28.6	25.4	27.1	27.0	$17,325	$1,022	$16,303
Haverford Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Darby Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	1,578	115	13.7	17.9%	1,225 (77.6%)	90 (5.7%)	45 (2.9%)	104 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (6.9%)	97.7	14^th of 873 public middle schools	98.4%		95.3	27^th of 891 public middle schools	97.0%	13		70.9	70.1	68.5	69.8		83.1	85.6	84.6	84.5	$18,680	$141	$18,539

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School

Is Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School.

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