Russell Byers Charter School


Summary:

Russell Byers Charter School is the only school in the data set, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 668 students. The school is part of the Russell Byers Charter School District, which is ranked 552 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Russell Byers Charter School is struggling, with significantly lower proficiency rates in math, English Language Arts (ELA), and science compared to the state averages. The school's math proficiency rates range from 2.6% in 7th grade to 31.1% in 3rd grade, while the state averages range from 30.5% to 53.5%. Similarly, the school's ELA proficiency rates range from 11.8% in 5th grade to 27.4% in 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 44.7% to 49.3%. The school's science proficiency rates are also lower than the state averages, with 46.3% proficient in 4th grade and 20% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 77.1% and 54.5%, respectively.

Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.4% and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 100%. The school's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $17,162, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors suggest that there may be underlying issues or challenges that need to be addressed to improve student outcomes at Russell Byers Charter School.

District Detail

 1911 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 (215) 972-1700

SchoolDigger Rank:
552nd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 686

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