Summary:
People for People Charter School is the sole elementary school located in the People for People Charter School district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 576 students. Despite its public charter status, People for People Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 3 school years and is rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance.
Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 1.8% to 30% in math and 9.4% to 26.7% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 30.5% to 53.5% in math and 44.7% to 50.8% in ELA. The school's science proficiency rates were also low, with 33.4% in 4th grade and 23.5% in 8th grade, compared to state averages of 77.1% and 54.5%, respectively.
Despite the school's poor academic performance, it has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.4% and a four-year graduation rate of 87.9%, which is slightly below the state average. However, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 101.91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $24,627, which is significantly higher than the state average, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and utilization.
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