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Imhotep Institute Charter High School

Q: Is Imhotep Institute Charter High School a good school?

Imhotep Institute Charter High School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Q: How many students attend Imhotep Institute Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Imhotep Institute Charter High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Imhotep Institute Charter High School?

Students at Imhotep Institute Charter High School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 5% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Imhotep Institute Charter High School is a public charter high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 618 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Imhotep Institute Charter High School District, which is ranked 587 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Imhotep Institute Charter High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania high schools, with its performance on Keystone Exams significantly below the state average. In 2024-2025, only 3.1% of 11th graders were proficient or better in Algebra I, 4.7% in Biology, and 30.8% in Literature. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 87.5% to 93.8%, slightly below the state average, but its dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6%. Imhotep Institute serves a high-poverty student population, with 77.08% to 81.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average and many nearby schools.

Compared to nearby schools like Cheltenham High School, Hill Freedman World Academy, and Central High School, Imhotep Institute Charter High School's academic performance is significantly lower, with these schools having higher proficiency rates on Keystone Exams, higher graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. The school's high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.7 to 24.7 in recent years, may also contribute to the challenges it faces in providing a high-quality education to its students.

603

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,602

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6201 N. 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19138-2597

(215) 438-4140

District: Imhotep Institute Charter High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.9%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2022 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 5th (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Biology scores 45 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

Pennsylvania avg52%

645^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

587^th of 606Imhotep Institute Charter High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	645 of 681	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	670 of 686	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	606 of 674	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	632 of 634	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	644 of 693	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	656 of 673	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.3	622 of 663	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	591 of 677	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.4	617 of 680	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	598 of 664	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.4	385 of 660	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.5	303 of 649	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.9	470 of 632	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.3	389 of 621	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	11.4	562 of 615	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	34.7	476 of 604	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	1.5	573 of 593	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	47.9	356 of 590	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	1.5	555 of 583	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	229 of 276	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	265 of 284	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	188 of 260	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	496 of 524	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	498 of 513	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	491 of 502	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	608 of 657	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	654 of 665	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	618 of 651	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	650 of 664	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	576 of 652	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	635 of 660	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	644 of 662	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature31%-31 vs state

Biology5%-45 vs state

Algebra I3%-41 vs state

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Schools Near Imhotep Institute Charter High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Imhotep Institute Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6201 N. 21st Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Imhotep Institute Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 438-4140	603	27	22.3	83.4%	1 (0.2%)	560 (92.9%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	4	645^th of 681 public high schools	5.3%		2.5	670^th of 686 public high schools	2.3%	25	3.1	4.7	30.8									$20,602	$5,566	$15,036
Building 21	Public	9-12	6501 Limekiln Pike	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	371	18	20.5	103.0%	1 (0.3%)	339 (91.4%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2.7	659^th of 681 public high schools	3.2%		3	665^th of 686 public high schools	3.1%	6	2.9	3.1	24.2									$20,282	$7,876	$12,406
King Martin Luther High School	Public	9-12	6100 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3500	527	34	15.4	100.0%	6 (1.1%)	470 (89.2%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	2.9	657^th of 681 public high schools	3.5%		2.1	676^th of 686 public high schools	1.5%	19	2.8	9.4	19.7									$24,626	$10,010	$14,615
Parkway Northwest	Public, Magnet	9-12	6200 Crittenden St.	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3390	238	12	20.3	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	215 (90.3%)	8 (3.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	10.9	594^th of 681 public high schools	12.8%		19.8	557^th of 686 public high schools	18.8%	37	8.5	8.5	45.8									$23,260	$9,140	$14,120
Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3590	2,329	88	26.5	98.2%	609 (26.1%)	524 (22.5%)	249 (10.7%)	821 (35.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (5.2%)	91.7	40^th of 681 public high schools	94.1%		98.1	4^th of 686 public high schools	99.4%	36	69.9	69.2	96.2									$16,493	$6,441	$10,052
Girls High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3700	592	34	17.5	122.0%	20 (3.4%)	396 (66.9%)	63 (10.6%)	78 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	52.4	362^nd of 681 public high schools	46.8%		56.1	332^nd of 686 public high schools	51.6%	30	31.6	48.4	70.8									$19,433	$7,258	$12,174
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	5700 Wayne Avenue	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-9000	929	59	15.8	97.5%	6 (0.6%)	854 (91.9%)	39 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	13.9	579^th of 681 public high schools	15.0%		7.5	623^rd of 686 public high schools	9.2%	44	17.7	14.1	45.4	4.6	8.3	17.6	10.8	26.4	31.0	39.3	33.0	$26,268	$5,490	$20,778
Hill Freedman World Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1100 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave.	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3530	640	48	13.3	89.4%	10 (1.6%)	553 (86.4%)	34 (5.3%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	57.3	319^th of 681 public high schools	53.2%		56.8	326^th of 686 public high schools	52.5%	7	42.4	39.4	78.5	10.3	37.2	34.4	24.3	58.1	81.4	56.7	62.8	$19,930	$5,987	$13,943
Olney High School	Public	9-12	100 W Duncannon Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-4000	1,168	56	20.9	99.7%	10 (0.9%)	452 (38.7%)	597 (51.1%)	60 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.0%)	5.7	629^th of 681 public high schools	7.6%		4.7	644^th of 686 public high schools	6.1%	15	6.9	17.9	25.7									$20,160	$3,887	$16,273
Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	1798 West Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-4408	1,048	70	14.9	98.9%	5 (0.5%)	887 (84.6%)	122 (11.6%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.3%)	4.5	639^th of 681 public high schools	6.2%		3.3	661^st of 686 public high schools	3.6%	22	9.6	10.5	23.6		12.7	16.7	14.7		33.6	37.6	35.5	$24,587	$6,999	$17,588

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What is the racial makeup of Imhotep Institute Charter High School?

Students at Imhotep Institute Charter High School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Imhotep Institute Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Imhotep Institute Charter High School.

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Imhotep Institute Charter High School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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