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Manchester Academic Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Academic Charter School is a public charter elementary school serving 387 students in grades K-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Manchester Academic Charter School District, which is ranked 495 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manchester Academic Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 19.9% compared to the state's 41.7%, and its overall ELA proficiency rate was 30.3% compared to the state's 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Low Socio-Economic Status students and Disabled students, who rank in the bottom 25% and bottom 35% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's African American students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2024-2025.

The nearby public schools, such as Pittsburgh Langley K-8, Pittsburgh Morrow K-8, and Pittsburgh King K-8, also struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. However, the magnet school Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, located just 0.81 miles away, significantly outperforms Manchester Academic Charter School and the other nearby public schools, with proficiency rates often double or triple the state averages. The nearby charter school, Propel Cs-Northside, also performs poorly, with proficiency rates similar to or lower than Manchester Academic Charter School.

384

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,970

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1214 Liverpool Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1304

(412) 322-0585

District: Manchester Academic Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.4%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Math scores 22 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,167^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

677^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

495^th of 606Manchester Academic Charter School among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1167 of 1511	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1205 of 1526	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1200 of 1534	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1245 of 1534	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1220 of 1433	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1349 of 1544	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1316 of 1530	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1360 of 1547	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	1327 of 1554	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	1257 of 1474	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	1298 of 1599	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	1362 of 1597	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	1333 of 1579	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	1370 of 1549	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	1378 of 1551	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	1230 of 1555	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.0	1228 of 1545	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.6	849 of 1308	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	7.2	1186 of 1302	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	96 of 413	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	134 of 437	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	148 of 437	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	649 of 1030	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	622 of 1084	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1158 of 1466	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1133 of 1488	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	883 of 1369	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1051 of 1432	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1008 of 1414	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1122 of 1475	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1237 of 1495	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	677 of 873	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	704 of 891	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	589 of 893	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	633 of 883	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	634 of 797	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	768 of 891	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	748 of 861	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	697 of 877	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	669 of 870	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	654 of 835	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	675 of 834	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	589 of 825	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.9	510 of 805	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.0	403 of 770	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	473 of 753	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	78.1	127 of 749	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	40.4	507 of 736	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.7	565 of 687	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	587 of 663	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	630 of 643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	150 of 393	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	200 of 408	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	106 of 421	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	651 of 835	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	682 of 860	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	614 of 843	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	660 of 877	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.2	426 of 874	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	653 of 839	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	698 of 870	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)77th percentile+54 vs school

Disabled (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-18 vs state

Math20%-22 vs state

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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
Manchester Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1214 Liverpool Street	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Manchester Academic Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 322-0585	384	31	12.3		1 (0.3%)	347 (90.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	22.3	1167^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.8	1205^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.0%	38	40.9	17.5	16.7	15.4	10.8	15.4	19.9	40.9	27.5	29.3	30.8	21.1	30.7	30.3	$26,970	$3,448	$23,521
Pittsburgh Manchester K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Manhattan St	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3100	159	16	9.8	103.1%	16 (10.1%)	118 (74.2%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)								(n/a)				0.0	7.7	0.0	15.0				41.7	15.4	15.4	22.0	$40,041	$6,858	$33,183
Propel Cs-Northside	Public, Charter	K-8	1805 Buena Vista Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Northside	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	316	27	11.7	99.1%	10 (3.2%)	281 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	8.8	1376^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.9%		3.8	1499^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.8%	123	16.7	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	3.5	30.6	11.1	17.2	25.8	26.7	17.6	21.5	$25,110	$3,194	$21,915
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	810 Arch Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4100	572	38	14.8	103.8%	183 (32.0%)	293 (51.2%)	15 (2.6%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.7%)	67.4	520^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.6%		67.6	538^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.7%	18	70.4	56.0	40.8				54.9	75.0	56.0	50.0				59.5	$33,658	$5,764	$27,893
Pittsburgh King K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Montgomery Place	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4160	368	26	14.1	88.9%	10 (2.7%)	316 (85.9%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	3.8	1502^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	1497^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.9%	5	6.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	2.7	6.3	0.0	14.3	11.8	11.8	37.9	13.0	$31,749	$5,437	$26,311
Pittsburgh Whittier K-5	Public	K-5	150 Meridan St	Pittsburgh	15211	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8211	139	12	11.2	99.3%	78 (56.1%)	27 (19.4%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (17.3%)	51.7	794^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.5%		35.2	1067^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.1%	273	58.8	52.6	30.0				46.4	58.8	42.1	45.0				48.2	$34,490	$5,907	$28,583
Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	925 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-4075	304	30	10.1	95.7%	4 (1.3%)	284 (93.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	4.1	1494^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.1%		2.2	1524^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.1%	30	8.9	3.8	7.2				6.4	15.6	7.7	4.8				9.4	$13,344	$1,212	$12,132
Pittsburgh Langley K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2940 Sheraden Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15204	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2100	418	44	9.5	110.8%	48 (11.5%)	294 (70.3%)	17 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.9%)	8.5	1381^st of 1511 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.9	1393^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	8.7%	12	14.0	22.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	3.2	8.0	18.0	19.3	23.4	11.8	10.0	9.4	16.3	$35,154	$6,021	$29,133
Pittsburgh Morrow K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1611 Davis Ave	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6600	486	36	13.5	101.6%	61 (12.6%)	335 (68.9%)	16 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (13.6%)	7.8	1400^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.1	1389^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.0%	11	16.2	11.7	8.6	0.0	2.3	0.0	6.2	23.7	20.0	15.1	15.0	9.3	11.8	15.6	$37,157	$6,364	$30,793
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 Damas St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3000	126	13	9.8	95.2%	41 (32.5%)	58 (46.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.3%)	17.9	1236^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.2%		14.2	1292^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	15.3%	56	42.1	33.3	4.5				24.5	31.6	25.0	18.1				24.6	$28,886	$4,947	$23,939

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What is the racial makeup of Manchester Academic Charter School?

Students at Manchester Academic Charter School are 90% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is Manchester Academic Charter School a good school?

Manchester Academic Charter School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Manchester Academic Charter School.

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