Elementary Schools in Laboratory Charter School

Summary:

There is only one elementary school located in the Laboratory Charter School district in Pennsylvania - Laboratory Charter School. This school serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade and is performing well below average compared to other elementary schools in the state.

According to the data, Laboratory Charter School has a 1.4% dropout rate and significantly lower proficiency rates on standardized tests compared to the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.1% of students were proficient or better in Math, while the state average was 41.7%. The school also has a high percentage of students (44.58%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.

Despite spending $19,877 per student and having a low student-teacher ratio of 11.6 to 1, Laboratory Charter School is ranked 1463 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests the school is struggling to improve student outcomes and may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and teaching strategies to better support its students.

District Detail

Administrative Office
Philadelphia, PA 19140

(267) 817-4720

SchoolDigger Rank:
588^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 461

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	Administrative Office	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 817-4720	461	21	21.9	39.3%	3 (0.7%)	430 (93.3%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	1463^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.5	1483^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.8%	20	6.0	5.0	4.4	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	10.2	10.2	7.2	30.3	9.4	10.9	12.0	$23,458	$9,716	$13,743

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Philadelphia City School District	0.2 mi	221	473^rd
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary	0.48 mi	1	533^rd
Pan American Academy Charter School	0.69 mi	1	583^rd
Multicultural Academy Charter School	0.74 mi	1	452^nd
KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	0.93 mi	1	567^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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