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People for People Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

People for People Charter School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves 576 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the People for People Charter School District, which is ranked 570 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite consistent funding and resources, People for People Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school significantly underperforms the state averages on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments, with only 11.8% of students proficient or better in Math and 16.8% proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025. This performance gap has persisted, and the school's graduation rates and dropout rates are also below average.

Interestingly, the nearby Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School and Russell Byers Charter School significantly outperform People for People Charter School on academic metrics. Similarly, the district public schools in the area, such as Bache-Martin School, Meade Gen George C School, and Waring Laura W School, also outperform the charter school. This suggests that the challenges faced by People for People Charter School are deeply rooted and will require significant, targeted interventions to address the academic and resource disparities.

573

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,305

Per pupil spending ?

102.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130

(215) 763-7060

District: People for People Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.2%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,354^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

808^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

570^th of 606People for People 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	9.9	1354 of 1511	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1492 of 1526	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1513 of 1534	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1486 of 1534	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1401 of 1433	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1448 of 1544	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1438 of 1530	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	1442 of 1547	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	1459 of 1554	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	1358 of 1474	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	1455 of 1599	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	1341 of 1597	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	1532 of 1579	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	1489 of 1549	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	1497 of 1551	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	1433 of 1555	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	1376 of 1545	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	2.1	1251 of 1299	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	1280 of 1308	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.6	1291 of 1302	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	255 of 413	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	395 of 437	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	405 of 437	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	917 of 1030	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	939 of 1084	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	997 of 1043	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1325 of 1466	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1454 of 1488	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1188 of 1369	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1387 of 1432	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1397 of 1414	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1309 of 1475	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1454 of 1495	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	808 of 873	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	865 of 891	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	852 of 893	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	838 of 883	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	754 of 797	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	808 of 891	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	766 of 861	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	701 of 877	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	706 of 870	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	684 of 835	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	642 of 834	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	706 of 825	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	732 of 805	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	710 of 770	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	692 of 753	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	651 of 749	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	679 of 736	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	686 of 687	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	306 of 393	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	368 of 408	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	359 of 421	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	559 of 643	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	623 of 672	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	626 of 660	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	787 of 835	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	837 of 860	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	801 of 843	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	833 of 877	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	810 of 874	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	769 of 839	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	840 of 870	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-32 vs state

Math12%-30 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
People for People Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 North Broad Street	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	People for People Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 763-7060	573	31	18.1	102.4%	2 (0.3%)	551 (96.2%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	9.9	1354^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.4%		4.2	1492^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.2%	138	30.0	18.0	7.7	1.8	7.2	5.6	11.8	26.7	20.4	9.4	16.4	16.1	11.1	16.8	$19,305	$4,681	$14,624
Spring Garden School	Public	K-8	1146 Mellon St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7610	235	19	12.4	108.1%	5 (2.1%)	112 (47.7%)	111 (47.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	6.7	1427^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.6%		5.2	1462^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.2%	35	15.8	6.6	0.0	6.2	0.0	3.0	5.1	10.5	20.0	0.0	21.9	21.7	9.1	14.2	$21,062	$6,833	$14,229
Waring Laura W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1801 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7560	196	18	11.1	108.2%	29 (14.8%)	134 (68.4%)	22 (11.2%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	19.6	1208^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.8	1248^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.2%	40	38.5	11.8	14.3	5.6	5.6	14.2	13.9	38.5	23.5	38.1	27.8	22.2	20.0	28.4	$25,611	$6,282	$19,328
Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1023 Callowhill St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 569-2600	501	41	12.2	98.6%	43 (8.6%)	32 (6.4%)	32 (6.4%)	356 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	81.4	253^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	83.3%		68	534^th of 1526 public elementary schools	65.0%	281	85.7	66.7	67.3	63.6	43.4	46.2	62.4	55.4	55.5	58.2	83.6	66.1	75.0	65.5	$12,129	$4,070	$8,059
Bache-Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2201 Brown St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7550	614	58	10.6	92.3%	243 (39.6%)	236 (38.4%)	82 (13.4%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)	52.9	780^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.4%		44.7	948^th of 1526 public elementary schools	37.9%	168	45.6	54.2	40.0	36.9	38.8	36.8	43.8	47.3	52.8	45.0	50.0	52.8	60.5	51.3	$20,301	$6,644	$13,658
Kearny Gen Philip School	Public	K-8	601 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7590	189	20	9.3	87.8%	4 (2.1%)	137 (72.5%)	36 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	9.7	1359^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.7	1263^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	17.2%	96	0.0	15.0	4.5	0.0	28.0	5.9	9.7	23.1	30.0	18.2	26.7	48.0	47.1	32.0	$30,256	$7,378	$22,878
Meade Gen George C School	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 N 18th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7310	314	29	10.9	88.9%	12 (3.8%)	274 (87.3%)	21 (6.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.9	1424^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		3.2	1516^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	92	17.2	8.7	6.7	4.0	4.2	5.6	8.1	27.2	4.3	6.8	12.0	20.8	13.9	14.7	$21,242	$5,930	$15,312
Dunbar Paul L School	Public	PK, KG-8	1750 N 12th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7410	224	23	9.8	102.2%	11 (4.9%)	182 (81.3%)	25 (11.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11.5	1329^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.6	1336^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	8.3	20.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	13.6	9.0	0.0	16.0	40.0	11.1	30.0	27.3	21.6	$28,265	$9,970	$18,295
Ludlow James R School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 W Master St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7430	215	23	9.2	94.4%	2 (0.9%)	158 (73.5%)	43 (20.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	6.3	1444^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.4%		7.3	1410^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.6%	34	21.4	5.6	0.0	4.3	14.3	19.1	12.3	13.8	17.6	0.0	17.4	14.3	18.2	14.5	$25,400	$9,204	$16,196
Alliance for Progress Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1821-39 Cecil B Moore Avenue	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Alliance for Progress Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-4892	618	36	17.1	101.3%	1 (0.2%)	585 (94.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1499^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.3	1513^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	14	7.1	7.6	4.6	0.0	4.3	4.4	4.8	10.1	4.7	5.9	8.1	10.0	22.2	9.5	$19,298	$3,860	$15,438

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People for People Charter School ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended People for People Charter School.

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Students at People for People Charter School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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