Elementary Schools in Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School

Summary:

Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School is the sole elementary school located within the Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School district. The school serves students from grades K-8 and is situated in an area that faces significant socioeconomic challenges.

The data analysis reveals that Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School is a consistently low-performing school, ranking 1352 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic proficiency rates in Math, English Language Arts, and Science are all well below the state averages, with particularly low performance in Math. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.1% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%.

The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 100.17% in 2023-2024, indicates that it serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. This factor may contribute to the school's low academic performance and could require targeted interventions and support to address the needs of the student population. The school's dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 1.4%, further highlighting the need for improvement in the quality of education provided at Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School.

District Detail

7101 Paschall Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19142

(215) 729-1939

SchoolDigger Rank:
535^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 670

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
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	670	35	19.1	87.9%	1 (0.1%)	599 (89.4%)	55 (8.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	10	1352^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8.5	1384^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.3%	32	39.2	9.5	3.8	6.5	10.7	10.0	13.1	14.6	6.8	10.1	26.9	32.0	40.0	20.4	$18,030	$7,840	$10,190

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	0.2 mi	1	591^st
Philadelphia City School District	0.34 mi	221	473^rd
William Penn School District	0.66 mi	11	512^th
Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	1.45 mi	1	568^th
Southeast Delco School District	1.49 mi	6	482^nd

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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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