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420007600552
821
Esperanza Academy Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
301 W Hunting Park Avenue
Philadelphia
19140
Philadelphia County
Esperanza Academy Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(215) 457-3667
1,628
116
14
85.4%
5 (0.3%)
77 (4.7%)
1,524 (93.6%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (1.3%)
$18,548
$4,008
$14,540
8.4
10
788
33
420004400406
822
Laboratory Charter School
Public, Charter
K-8
926 Sedgley Ave
Philadelphia
19140
Philadelphia County
Laboratory Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(267) 817-4720
491
0
55.4%
2 (0.4%)
454 (92.5%)
29 (5.9%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
4 (0.8%)
$22,602
$6,670
$15,932
8.4
13
750
72
420084907380
823
Propel Cs-Northside
Public, Charter
K-8
1805 Buena Vista Street
Pittsburgh
15212
Allegheny County
Propel CS-Northside
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(412) 325-7305
379
25
15.4
15 (4.0%)
316 (83.4%)
8 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.8%)
1 (0.3%)
36 (9.5%)
$18,994
$2,174
$16,820
8.4
6.2
865
42
420001800337
824
Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School
Public, Charter
6-12
914 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh
15222
Allegheny County
Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(412) 392-4601
310
33
9.3
100.0%
6 (1.9%)
293 (94.5%)
6 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
$29,749
$4,405
$25,344
8.3
9.3
798
26
421899003614
825
Rhoads James School
Public
K-8
4901 Parrish St
Philadelphia
19139
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia City School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(215) 400-7680
420
44
9.4
100.0%
2 (0.5%)
400 (95.2%)
11 (2.6%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.2%)
$22,454
$10,095
$12,359
8.3
8.8
812
13
421899005040
826
Duckrey Tanner School
Public
K-8
1501 W Diamond St
Philadelphia
19121
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia City School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(215) 400-7350
436
31
13.9
100.0%
3 (0.7%)
406 (93.1%)
16 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.1%)
$18,560
$9,611
$8,949
8.3
6.8
847
21
421899003815
827
Cooke Jay Middle School
Public
K-8
1300 W Louden St
Philadelphia
19141
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia City School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(215) 400-8330
369
38
9.7
100.0%
6 (1.6%)
301 (81.6%)
39 (10.6%)
5 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (4.9%)
$23,764
$10,515
$13,249
8.2
11
773
54
421095001252
828
Greater Johnstown Middle School
Public
5-7
220 Messenger Street
Johnstown
15902
Cambria County
Greater Johnstown School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 533-5670
660
53
12.5
100.0%
228 (34.5%)
274 (41.5%)
48 (7.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
109 (16.5%)
$14,910
$2,254
$12,656
8.2
9.8
790
38
422004000855
829
Southern Middle School
Public
5-8
931 Chestnut St
Reading
19602
Berks County
Reading School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(610) 371-5803
759
55
13.7
100.0%
25 (3.3%)
70 (9.2%)
651 (85.8%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (1.6%)
$00
$00
$00
8.1
7.8
830
1
421899003670
830
Lamberton Robert E School
Public
PK, KG-8
7501 Woodbine Ave
Philadelphia
19151
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia City School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(215) 400-7530
310
28
11.1
100.0%
0 (0.0%)
281 (90.6%)
20 (6.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.9%)
$24,630
$10,652
$13,978
8.1
6.8
849
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts, PSSA Science test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 8, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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