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Christopher Columbus Charter School

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Christopher Columbus Charter School ranks 611 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Christopher Columbus Charter School is a public charter elementary school serving 835 students in grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA, which is part of the Christopher Columbus Charter School District.

The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 44.3%, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its ELA proficiency rate was 60.7%, significantly higher than the state's 48.5%. The school's performance has been improving over the years, and it has shown consistent growth in its statewide rankings, moving from the bottom quartile in 2011-2012 to the middle quartile in recent years.

Compared to nearby traditional public schools, such as Stanton Edwin Middle School, Kirkbride Eliza B School, and Southwark School, Christopher Columbus Charter School outperforms them in both Math and ELA proficiency. The nearby Independence Charter School also performs well and is a close competitor to Christopher Columbus Charter School in terms of academic achievement. Additionally, Meredith William Middle School, another nearby public school, stands out as an exceptional performer, ranking among the top 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and achieving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

829

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$172

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

South Building
Philadelphia, PA 19147-4528

(215) 389-6000

District: Christopher Columbus Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

African American:

19.5%

Asian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2012 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2012

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

611^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

164^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 606Christopher Columbus 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	62.3	611 of 1511	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	734 of 1526	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	834 of 1534	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	860 of 1534	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	908 of 1544	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	772 of 1530	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	878 of 1547	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.5	956 of 1554	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	980 of 1474	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.0	1289 of 1599	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1330 of 1597	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	1227 of 1579	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.6	1126 of 1549	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.3	1116 of 1551	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	1262 of 1555	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.4	1332 of 1545	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	1089 of 1299	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.0	1092 of 1308	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.3	1095 of 1302	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	76 of 413	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	94 of 437	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	125 of 437	71.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	83 of 151	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	104 of 168	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	98 of 160	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	382 of 1030	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	421 of 1084	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	281 of 1043	73.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	81.3	21 of 200	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	43 of 196	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	696 of 1466	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	652 of 1488	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	11 of 429	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	54.0	192 of 454	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	153 of 432	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	90.3	51 of 1432	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	299 of 1414	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	515 of 1475	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	773 of 1495	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	635 of 1201	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	666 of 1229	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	822 of 1236	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	164 of 873	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	191 of 891	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	311 of 893	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	325 of 883	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	373 of 891	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	290 of 861	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	363 of 877	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	334 of 870	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.9	379 of 835	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	410 of 834	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	467 of 825	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.6	418 of 805	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	407 of 770	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.3	505 of 753	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.0	536 of 749	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.4	576 of 736	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.3	545 of 687	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	37 of 393	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	42 of 408	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	94 of 421	77.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	75 of 138	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	82 of 145	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	85 of 144	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	51 of 643	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.1	108 of 672	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	35 of 660	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	163 of 835	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	134 of 860	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	14 of 348	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	37 of 362	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	73.6	66 of 362	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	59 of 843	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	45 of 877	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	75 of 874	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	172 of 839	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	252 of 870	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	219 of 649	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	233 of 673	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	269 of 681	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)66th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+12 vs state

Math44%+3 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
Christopher Columbus Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	South Building	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Christopher Columbus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 389-6000	829	59	14.0	29.9%	400 (48.3%)	162 (19.5%)	111 (13.4%)	113 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	62.3	611^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.6%		58.5	734^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.9%	123	49.5	34.6	67.5	42.0	53.1	21.6	44.3	56.2	45.7	56.6	68.0	71.6	65.6	60.7	$172	$80	$92
Fanny Jackson Coppin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1213 S 12th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7970	547	33	16.6	98.2%	252 (46.1%)	63 (11.5%)	136 (24.9%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.5%)	79.2	293^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.3	550^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.0%	257	75.0	69.1	56.3	53.9	55.0	44.2	59.6	66.0	72.8	45.8	65.6	65.0	62.8	63.4	$18,435	$6,739	$11,696
Childs George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1599 Wharton St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7950	471	38	12.3	94.1%	47 (10.0%)	193 (41.0%)	130 (27.6%)	68 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	23.3	1158^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	1228^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.5%	70	31.3	36.6	14.7	15.9	13.3	13.1	20.5	28.1	39.1	32.4	29.5	34.1	34.2	33.1	$19,409	$6,127	$13,283
Stanton Edwin Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Christian St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7960	329	29	11.3	89.1%	61 (18.5%)	207 (62.9%)	26 (7.9%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.7%)	50.9	810^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.4%		35.2	1066^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.1%	256	41.2	48.9	33.3	21.5	20.0	7.4	30.9	52.9	57.8	47.6	53.6	70.0	59.3	57.3	$21,519	$7,636	$13,883
Kirkbride Eliza B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7980	522	37	14.2	96.6%	68 (13.0%)	30 (5.7%)	291 (55.7%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	34.7	1032^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.7%		27.7	1129^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.0%	97	44.4	30.0	24.5	28.0	40.8	27.8	32.4	40.0	45.8	30.6	45.1	32.6	38.9	38.9	$24,946	$12,868	$12,078
Southwark School	Public	PK, KG-8	1835 S 9th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	976	64	15.3	99.0%	136 (13.9%)	64 (6.6%)	562 (57.6%)	188 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.5%)	25.5	1134^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.0%		16.1	1271^st of 1526 public elementary schools	16.7%	137	38.7	33.7	23.7	18.6	20.4	14.0	24.5	34.1	31.6	28.1	37.1	46.6	41.6	36.8	$18,260	$5,851	$12,410
Nebinger George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Carpenter St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8110	391	32	12.1	103.3%	109 (27.9%)	139 (35.5%)	88 (22.5%)	32 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	56.5	724^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.1%		54.2	810^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.9%	86	66.7	42.8	35.0	48.8	22.7	32.1	44.1	55.5	48.6	30.8	56.8	40.9	46.4	47.4	$21,403	$7,187	$14,216
Vare-Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1198 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8120	375	33	11.3	87.7%	102 (27.2%)	76 (20.3%)	127 (33.9%)	39 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	40.2	962^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	36.3%		41.6	991^st of 1526 public elementary schools	35.1%	29	52.4	26.0	19.3	17.8	45.7	27.3	33.7	50.0	34.8	35.5	64.3	62.8	36.4	48.6	$19,566	$6,614	$12,951
Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Public	K-8	2000 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7940	338	26	13.0	91.4%	134 (39.6%)	141 (41.7%)	17 (5.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	67.6	516^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.9%		74.2	413^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.9%	103	89.8	75.1	17.3	19.1	29.1	12.5	46.5	82.1	68.8	47.8	28.5	40.0	17.3	51.8	$21,358	$6,497	$14,861
Independence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Lombard Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 238-8000	796	68	11.7	99.6%	234 (29.4%)	361 (45.4%)	156 (19.6%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	49	841^st of 1511 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.9	1033^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	32.3%	192	56.3	46.7	29.4	39.5	42.0	49.4	44.0	59.7	47.8	32.6	43.2	46.4	54.3	47.4	$5,798	$5,464	$334

Frequently Asked Questions about Christopher Columbus Charter School

Is Christopher Columbus Charter School a good school?

Christopher Columbus Charter School ranks 611^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Columbus Charter School?

Students at Christopher Columbus Charter School are 48% White, 20% African American, 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Christopher Columbus Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended Christopher Columbus Charter School.

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