Philadelphia Montessori Charter School

Summary:

The Philadelphia Montessori Charter School is an elementary school serving grades PK-6 with 262 students. Based on the available data, this school appears to be a low-performing institution, ranking 1454 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are significantly below the state averages. In 2024-2025, only 11.1% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school also has a very high percentage of students (98.85%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. Despite spending $17,970 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school is still struggling to improve student outcomes.

While the school's small class sizes and Montessori-based approach could be leveraged to implement targeted interventions and teaching strategies, the data suggests the Philadelphia Montessori Charter School has been consistently underperforming over the past few years. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors and implementing effective, evidence-based instructional practices may be crucial for the school to improve student performance and become a more successful institution.

District Detail

2227 Island Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19142-1009

(215) 365-4011

SchoolDigger Rank:
591^st of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 226

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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	226	21	10.7	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	211 (93.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	6.1	1454^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.3	1457^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.5%	3	17.7	4.4	11.1	17.8	17.4	17.6	$19,041	$4,066	$14,975

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	0.2 mi	1	535^th
Philadelphia City School District	0.46 mi	221	473^rd
William Penn School District	0.46 mi	11	512^th
Southeast Delco School District	1.3 mi	6	482^nd
Vision Academy Charter School of Excellence	1.54 mi	1

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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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