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Ad Prima Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Ad Prima Charter School is an elementary school serving 578 students in grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA. The school is ranked 1221 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is a struggling school with significant room for improvement.

Ad Prima Charter School consistently underperforms the state average on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.3% of Ad Prima students were proficient or better in PSSA Math compared to the state average of 41.7%, and only 37.4% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school has also had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0% to 1.6%. Despite spending significantly more per student ($18,369 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, these academic outcomes have not improved.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School, Ad Prima Charter School generally underperforms on key metrics like test scores and dropout rates. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and curriculum, may be contributing to the school's poor academic performance. Ad Prima Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with little to no improvement in its performance or ranking, indicating that significant interventions and changes may be needed to improve student outcomes.

602

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,135

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1922 N. 63rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19151

(215) 883-0638

District: Ad Prima Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.9%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,221^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

447^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

442^nd of 606Ad Prima 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1221 of 1511	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1232 of 1526	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1205 of 1534	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1183 of 1534	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1122 of 1433	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1201 of 1544	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1228 of 1530	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	1258 of 1547	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1208 of 1554	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.1	1084 of 1474	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	77.6	294 of 1599	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	87.4	26 of 1597	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.4	22 of 1579	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	90.3	1 of 1549	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	90.7	3 of 1551	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	92.6	3 of 1555	99.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	138 of 413	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	130 of 437	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	92 of 437	78.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	729 of 1030	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1135 of 1466	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1174 of 1488	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1046 of 1369	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1092 of 1432	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1028 of 1414	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1255 of 1475	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1250 of 1495	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	447 of 873	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	560 of 891	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	558 of 893	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	572 of 883	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	586 of 797	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	626 of 891	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	506 of 861	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	585 of 877	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	530 of 870	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.7	431 of 835	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	91.8	4 of 834	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	92.8	3 of 825	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	1 of 805	99.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	42 of 393	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	77 of 408	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	60 of 421	85.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	395 of 672	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	230 of 660	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	458 of 835	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	546 of 860	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	245 of 843	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	411 of 877	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	404 of 874	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	434 of 839	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	559 of 870	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)89th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)41st percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

Math20%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, June 4, 2018

Ad Prima is an excellent school. The teachers the best and my child is ahead of most kids her age. It's a tough school but worth it!! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, June 27, 2016

This is an excellent school, which challenges the children in ways no other school here in Philadelphia does. Granted that the grading system is very very tough, but if I ever have to move my children to a school with a different grading system, they will become straight A students. Other than that the teachers and administrative staff are very helpful. Programs are offered, that if children struggle, can be used to bring them to where they need to be.

I love the school and so do my children. I have no intention to move my children anytime soon and can only recommend it. The Frankford Location of Ad-Prima now also has Bus Service for students, which makes the school easier to access. 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 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
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
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
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
Samuel Gompers School	Public	K-8	5701 Wynnefield Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7250	238	22	10.8	100.0%	7 (2.9%)	207 (87.0%)	9 (3.8%)	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	14.8	1277^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.5%		7.2	1413^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.4%	136	35.7	22.7	0.0	8.8	5.0	7.4	11.5	15.4	45.4	4.3	23.5	28.6	51.8	29.3	$23,152	$7,783	$15,369
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
Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	5376 W. Berks Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 581-5616	573	37	15.4	97.7%	6 (1.0%)	492 (85.9%)	40 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	17.7	1240^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.9%		12.9	1317^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.7%	77	34.2	19.3	8.9	6.3			17.0	36.9	23.2	23.1	37.9			30.2	$18,132	$5,587	$12,545
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
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
Heston Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	1621 N 54th St	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7290	245	30	8.1	129.4%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	5.1	1481^st of 1511 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.2	1517^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.6%	36	0.0	10.7	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	7.7	10.7	10.0	13.0	14.3	15.8	11.9	$44,665	$27,662	$17,004

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Ad Prima Charter School ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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How many students attend Ad Prima Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Ad Prima Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Ad Prima Charter School?

Students at Ad Prima Charter School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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