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Belmont Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Alternative Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania alternative schools

Summary

Belmont Charter School is an alternative public charter school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 945 students in grades K-12. The school has a diverse student population, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Belmont Charter School faces significant challenges compared to both the state averages and nearby charter schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 78.6% to 92.4% in recent years, lower than the state average of around 87.9%. Additionally, Belmont Charter School has had dropout rates ranging from 0.9% to 2.0%, which are higher than the state average. The school's test scores are also significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 6.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA/Math for All Grades in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 41.7%.

Belmont Charter School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Esperanza Academy Charter School, Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School, and Mastery Charter School - Thomas Campus, which have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, declining test scores, and high student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to these challenges. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at Belmont Charter School.

959

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,663

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4030 Brown Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

(215) 823-8208

District: Belmont Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.1%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2022 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Literature scores 44 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Elementary school

1,426^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

810^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

663^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2021

From bottom 12% (2021) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1426 of 1511	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1444 of 1526	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1459 of 1534	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1422 of 1534	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1343 of 1433	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1371 of 1544	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1369 of 1530	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.2	1468 of 1547	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	1411 of 1554	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	1350 of 1474	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	1495 of 1599	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	1532 of 1597	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	1443 of 1579	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	1497 of 1549	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	1453 of 1551	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.6	1429 of 1555	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	1483 of 1545	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	1282 of 1299	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	1246 of 1308	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	1258 of 1302	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	312 of 413	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	352 of 437	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	355 of 437	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	910 of 1030	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	941 of 1084	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	999 of 1043	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1362 of 1466	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1392 of 1488	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1284 of 1369	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1340 of 1432	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1337 of 1414	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1406 of 1475	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1413 of 1495	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	810 of 873	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	837 of 891	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	787 of 893	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	779 of 883	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	705 of 797	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	797 of 891	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	767 of 861	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	775 of 877	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	733 of 870	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	690 of 835	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	682 of 834	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	744 of 825	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	637 of 805	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	667 of 770	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	661 of 753	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	659 of 749	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	689 of 736	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	318 of 393	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	347 of 408	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	298 of 421	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	534 of 643	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	627 of 672	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	603 of 660	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	794 of 835	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	815 of 860	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	776 of 843	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	800 of 877	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	752 of 874	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	756 of 839	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	812 of 870	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	663 of 681	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	637 of 686	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	653 of 674	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	626 of 634	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	470 of 537	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	250 of 276	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	224 of 284	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	236 of 260	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	473 of 524	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	492 of 513	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	478 of 502	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	640 of 657	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	599 of 665	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	639 of 651	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	616 of 664	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	638 of 652	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	647 of 660	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	623 of 662	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)24th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

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

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

High school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature18%-44 vs state

English Language Arts17%-31 vs state

Biology8%-41 vs state

Math7%-35 vs state

Algebra I2%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	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
Belmont Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4030 Brown Street	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Belmont Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-8208	959	79	12.0	89.8%	4 (0.4%)	912 (95.1%)	36 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)								(n/a)	1.6	8.3	17.7	15.2	14.8	3.0	0.0	3.0	4.5	6.9	19.0	16.4	14.9	16.2	19.7	17.2	17.2	$23,663	$6,257	$17,406
Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5400 Warrington Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Hardy Williams	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-2343	1,253	66	18.9	95.1%	2 (0.2%)	1,186 (94.7%)	35 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (1.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	18.2	52.4	27.6	18.5	14.1	9.8	15.4	18.3	17.2	22.1	21.3	26.7	25.9	28.5	34.0	26.9	$22,988	$5,454	$17,534
The School District of Philadelphia Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	440 North Broad St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(215) 400-3110	913	15	59.0	76.3%	101 (11.1%)	552 (60.5%)	185 (20.3%)	30 (3.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)								(n/a)	6.0	12.3	30.1	27.3			0.0	0.0	7.1	6.1	27.3			29.2	23.5	13.3	23.1	$9,841	$4,484	$5,357
Universal Institute Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	800 S 15th Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 732-7988	597	33	18.0	94.5%	2 (0.3%)	556 (93.1%)	28 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)				29.1	28.6	9.7	25.0	1.8	19.0	19.2	25.4	28.6	23.0	41.6	29.9	39.7	31.5	$19,937	$7,816	$12,122
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy	Public, Alternative	9	600 Cypress St	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 284-8000	379	8	47.3	102.6%	17 (4.5%)	317 (83.6%)	21 (5.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)								(n/a)																		$20,832	$1,025	$19,807
Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 S Broad Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 551-4000	2,572	169	15.2	71.0%	717 (27.9%)	883 (34.3%)	375 (14.6%)	385 (15.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (8.1%)								(n/a)	34.0	52.3	60.9	59.2	49.3	35.7	22.1	31.0	20.2	36.4	55.5	54.5	55.0	50.8	54.0	40.8	51.6	$18,131	$4,879	$13,252
Mastery Charter School -Thomas Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	927 Johnston St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Thomas Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 236-0036	1,314	79	16.5	99.8%	116 (8.8%)	375 (28.5%)	526 (40.0%)	212 (16.1%)	30 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.2%)								(n/a)	37.4	31.3	58.8	44.4	45.7	39.0	57.0	19.6	36.1	39.5	43.3	55.5	37.5	53.5	40.6	49.3	46.5	$17,782	$5,672	$12,111
Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2501 Kensington Avenue	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 288-2001	673	32	21.0	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	628 (93.3%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)								(n/a)	26.7	17.8	53.3	28.3	22.2	16.7	14.8	9.3	7.2	16.3	39.7	27.8	26.4	38.9	20.4	34.0	31.2	$22,593	$5,315	$17,278
Esperanza Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	301 W Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 457-3667	1,637	126	12.9	89.8%	2 (0.1%)	77 (4.7%)	1,510 (92.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.8%)								(n/a)	30.4	29.4	48.5	19.2			3.5	6.2	2.8	5.2	31.9			18.4	28.9	22.8	23.9	$24,591	$6,922	$17,669
Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4261 N 5th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(215) 967-9703	979	81	12.0	99.7%	19 (1.9%)	112 (11.4%)	819 (83.7%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.3%)								(n/a)	5.7	11.8	19.1	0.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	1.8	4.9	2.6	11.1	5.0	2.8	6.1	16.7	6.5	8.5	$17,537	$5,668	$11,869

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Belmont Charter School?

Students at Belmont Charter School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Belmont Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 959 students attended Belmont Charter School.

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Belmont Charter School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Pennsylvania alternative schools.

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