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West Phila. Achievement CES

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

West Phila. Achievement CES is an elementary public charter school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 655 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the West Phila. Achievement CES District, which is ranked 584 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Phila. Achievement CES consistently performs significantly below the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.1% of students were proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 41.7%, and only 14.7% were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance in Math and ELA has been declining over the years, with proficiency rates dropping from 13.6% and 24.2% respectively in 2023-2024 to 12.1% and 14.7% in 2024-2025. West Phila. Achievement CES has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a ranking between 1265 and 1490 out of around 1,500 schools in recent years, and has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The nearby schools, such as Lamberton Robert E School, Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School, and Overbrook Elementary School, also perform significantly below the state averages in Math and ELA proficiency, but their proficiency rates are generally higher than West Phila. Achievement CES. These nearby schools also have lower student-teacher ratios and lower spending per student compared to West Phila. Achievement CES. All of the schools in this area serve a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the performance of these schools has been declining over the years.

654

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,484

Per pupil spending ?

100.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6701 Callowhill Street
Philadelphia, PA 19151

(215) 476-6471

District: West Phila. Achievement CES

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.6%

Hispanic:

3.5%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,420^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

584^th of 606West Phila. Achievement CES 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	7.0	1420 of 1511	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1345 of 1526	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1349 of 1534	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1411 of 1534	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1336 of 1433	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1449 of 1544	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1490 of 1530	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1431 of 1547	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	1358 of 1554	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	1265 of 1474	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.1	1463 of 1599	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	1537 of 1597	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	1548 of 1579	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	1505 of 1549	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	1487 of 1551	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.0	1505 of 1555	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	1501 of 1545	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	1283 of 1299	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	303 of 413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	225 of 437	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	204 of 437	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	921 of 1030	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	924 of 1084	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	825 of 1043	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1350 of 1466	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1298 of 1488	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1265 of 1369	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1207 of 1432	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1192 of 1414	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1414 of 1475	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1353 of 1495	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)27th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-34 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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
West Phila. Achievement CES	Public, Charter	K-5	6701 Callowhill Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	West Phila. Achievement CES	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 476-6471	654	29	22.5	100.2%	5 (0.8%)	619 (94.6%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	7	1420^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.0%		11	1345^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.9%	75	14.0	11.5	11.0				12.1	13.3	13.7	17.0				14.7	$18,484	$5,504	$12,980
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 N 66th St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 472-8770	565	25	22.6	100.7%	1 (0.2%)	562 (99.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	1001^st of 1511 public elementary schools	33.8%		31.7	1090^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.6%	89	39.2	49.1	42.1	24.0	31.8	26.3	35.7	40.6	45.4	28.1	36.0	47.0	42.1	40.1	$17,939	$9,113	$8,826
Overbrook Edu Center	Public	K-8	6722 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7540	259	27	9.6	100.4%	3 (1.2%)	240 (92.7%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	15.9	1262^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.4	1251^st of 1526 public elementary schools	18.0%	11	25.0	9.7	0.0	10.5	33.3	0.0	12.6	25.0	25.8	14.8	57.9	62.5	48.1	37.5	$21,629	$6,629	$15,000
Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School	Public	K-8	6523 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7510	303	21	14.4	71.6%	1 (0.3%)	266 (87.8%)	25 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	9.8	1358^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.1%		5.4	1454^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.7%	96	17.3	10.7	3.2	9.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	30.4	0.0	13.3	26.8	9.7	16.0	16.4	$192,375	$178,983	$13,392
Lamberton Robert E School	Public	PK, KG-8	7501 Woodbine Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7530	341	34	10.0	95.0%	2 (0.6%)	300 (88.0%)	29 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	3.5	1505^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.6	1506^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.3%	1	14.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	2.6	2.6	3.8	7.1	5.9	3.1	2.6	15.8	15.8	8.7	$22,937	$6,831	$16,106
Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2032 N 62nd St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7520	201	20	9.9	107.0%	3 (1.5%)	188 (93.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	16.1	1260^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.6%		11.5	1339^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	79	25.0	18.1	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	7.6	25.0	40.9	25.9	32.0	20.8	6.7	26.3	$20,977	$7,930	$13,047
Barry Community John School	Public	PK, KG-8	5900 Race St.	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7640	467	39	11.8	109.9%	1 (0.2%)	431 (92.3%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	5.4	1466^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.0%		4.3	1490^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.4%	24	6.7	5.9	1.7	0.0	8.8	2.4	4.0	22.2	5.7	6.8	21.1	15.6	14.7	14.0	$20,675	$5,215	$15,460
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School	Public	K-8	5720 Media St	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-9170	476	30	15.9	99.4%	2 (0.4%)	426 (89.5%)	34 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	6.3	1442^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	4.6%		3.2	1515^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	73	20.0	6.3	1.9	3.8	0.0	0.0	6.2	15.4	20.8	5.0	15.1	17.2	18.5	15.3	$20,432	$4,031	$16,401
Ad Prima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1922 N. 63rd Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Ad Prima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 883-0638	602	37	16.2		0 (0.0%)	565 (93.9%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	18.8	1221^st of 1511 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.9	1232^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	19.3%	11	26.3	13.7	12.1	17.9	27.0	31.7	20.3	30.3	34.9	24.2	39.2	50.0	58.5	37.4	$21,135	$3,132	$18,003
Bywood Elementary School	Public	1-5	330 Avon Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 352-6842	683	55	12.5	95.3%	27 (4.0%)	308 (45.1%)	222 (32.5%)	102 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	8	1396^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.2	1388^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.0%	8	9.1	14.4	20.0				14.0	13.5	17.8	15.0				15.5	$16,219	$2,595	$13,624

Frequently Asked Questions about West Phila. Achievement CES

How many students attend West Phila. Achievement CES?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended West Phila. Achievement CES.

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What is the racial makeup of West Phila. Achievement CES?

Students at West Phila. Achievement CES are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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West Phila. Achievement CES ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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