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Inquiry Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

1141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Inquiry Charter School is an elementary public charter school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 268 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Inquiry Charter School District, which is ranked 481 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Inquiry Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.9% of Inquiry Charter School students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, where only 2.8% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math and 5.6% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts.

While Inquiry Charter School performs relatively better for its African American students, ranking in the top 35% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for this subgroup, the school struggles with its low-socioeconomic status (SES) and disabled students, ranking in the bottom 30% and bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively. Interestingly, Inquiry Charter School performs similarly or slightly better than nearby charter schools like KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School and Global Leadership Academy Charter School, but significantly underperforms compared to nearby traditional public schools like Washington Martha School and Rhoads James School.

272

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,589

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Belmont Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104

(215) 823-5541

District: Inquiry Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.9%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2006 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2006

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,141^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2018

From bottom 16% (2018) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

481^st of 606Inquiry 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1141 of 1511	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1195 of 1526	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1198 of 1534	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1170 of 1534	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1213 of 1433	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1180 of 1544	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1289 of 1530	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	1435 of 1545	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	135 of 413	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	125 of 437	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	149 of 437	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	827 of 1084	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	906 of 1043	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1179 of 1466	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1080 of 1488	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	998 of 1369	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1089 of 1432	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	974 of 1414	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1052 of 1475	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1249 of 1495	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2024)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-19 vs state

Math28%-14 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
Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1301 Belmont Avenue	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Inquiry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-5541	272	18	15.1	74.6%	5 (1.8%)	231 (84.9%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	24.9	1141^st of 1511 public elementary schools	24.5%		21.6	1195^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.7%	54	48.9	27.9	2.8				27.9	44.2	35.7	5.6				29.8	$25,589	$10,179	$15,410
Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4601 Girard Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 295-5700	692	29	23.8	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	7.5	1407^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1445^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.3%	38	22.6	12.0	5.3	8.2	2.6	10.1	10.2	21.3	11.8	8.0	17.6	26.6	38.0	20.7	$21,497	$6,911	$14,586
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Parkside	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 879-8182	626	36	17.3	99.2%	2 (0.3%)	601 (96.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	8.7	1378^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.8%		11.5	1338^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	40	14.9	22.9	0.0	10.6	8.0	4.8	10.3	20.9	18.3	7.1	21.2	30.7	46.9	23.9	$11,525	$4,050	$7,475
Blankenburg Rudolph School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 W Girard Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7280	278	31	9.0	92.4%	7 (2.5%)	252 (90.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	5	1483^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.5	1450^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.0%	33	4.8	10.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.2	9.5	16.7	4.5	17.3	8.6	29.4	15.1	$24,612	$9,064	$15,548
KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 787-5700	848	56	15.1	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	792 (93.4%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	11.7	1323^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	12.4%		12.9	1316^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.8%	7	17.6	20.8	2.5	3.7	5.1	0.0	9.0	11.4	22.4	10.4	44.0	17.1	24.7	21.2	$22,040	$5,854	$16,185
Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	204	27	7.6	108.8%	7 (3.4%)	178 (87.3%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	13	1301^st of 1511 public elementary schools	13.9%		13.4	1311^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.1%	10	0.0	0.0	20.0	13.3	5.3	0.0	6.7	30.8	18.2	20.0	28.6	36.9	5.6	23.3	$24,785	$5,610	$19,174
Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	421	44	9.6	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	400 (95.0%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	1349^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.7%		4.7	1478^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	129	19.6	25.0	16.7	0.0	4.0	0.0	10.3	21.6	13.8	16.3	22.9	4.0	10.5	16.0	$27,127	$6,264	$20,863
Locke Alain School	Public	K-8	4550 Haverford Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7670	264	27	9.8	98.9%	7 (2.7%)	202 (76.5%)	20 (7.6%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	6.6	1433^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.2%		6.6	1425^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	11.5	9.6	8.3	8.7	18.1	5.6	10.5	15.4	14.3	8.4	17.4	27.2	16.7	16.4	$76,228	$59,635	$16,593
Heston Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	1621 N 54th St	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7290	245	30	8.1	129.4%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	5.1	1481^st of 1511 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.2	1517^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.6%	36	0.0	10.7	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	7.7	10.7	10.0	13.0	14.3	15.8	11.9	$44,665	$27,662	$17,004
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	4601 Market St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(267) 417-3070	398	27	14.7	75.9%	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.9%)	18 (4.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								(n/a)	29.9						29.9	23.9						23.9	$16,136	$1,853	$14,284

Frequently Asked Questions about Inquiry Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Inquiry Charter School?

Students at Inquiry Charter School are 85% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% White.

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How many students attend Inquiry Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Inquiry Charter School.

Is Inquiry Charter School a good school?

Inquiry Charter School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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