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Independence Charter School

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Independence Charter School ranks 841 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

841^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Independence Charter School is a public charter elementary school serving 794 students in grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA. While the school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by Independence Charter School over the past 10 years, ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, it has some interesting performance trends worth noting.

On standardized tests, Independence Charter School's overall student performance is below the state average, with only 44% proficient or better in Math and 47.4% in English Language Arts. However, the school performs significantly better for certain student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, while White students rank in the top 5%. Unfortunately, low socioeconomic status students struggle, ranking in the bottom 30% of schools. The school also has a relatively high dropout rate of 1.4-1.6% in recent years, higher than nearby charter and public schools like Greenfield Albert Middle School and McCall Gen George A School.

Another area of concern is Independence Charter School's fluctuating finances, with per-student spending ranging from $6,642 to $18,814 over the past 4 years. This is unusual and raises questions about the school's financial management and resource allocation. When compared to nearby schools, Independence Charter School generally performs worse on standardized tests, has higher dropout rates, and spends more per student, though it does maintain a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.6-13.6.

796

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,798

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146

(215) 238-8000

District: Independence Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.4%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

19.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

841^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

271^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

271^st of 606Independence 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	49.0	841 of 1511	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1033 of 1526	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1011 of 1534	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1057 of 1534	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	999 of 1433	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	882 of 1544	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	776 of 1530	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	965 of 1547	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.7	885 of 1554	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.1	862 of 1474	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	1062 of 1599	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	1107 of 1597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	932 of 1579	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.6	1081 of 1549	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	1061 of 1551	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.4	1210 of 1555	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	1121 of 1545	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.1	1043 of 1299	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	1141 of 1308	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	108 of 413	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	202 of 437	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	168 of 437	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	422 of 1030	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	509 of 1084	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	458 of 1043	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	738 of 1466	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	958 of 1488	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	113 of 429	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	136 of 454	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	143 of 432	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	963 of 1369	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1079 of 1432	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	987 of 1414	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	890 of 1475	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1056 of 1495	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	39 of 1201	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	75 of 1229	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	65 of 1236	94.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	271 of 873	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	356 of 891	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	256 of 893	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	262 of 883	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	288 of 797	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	238 of 891	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	310 of 861	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.2	301 of 877	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.8	349 of 870	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.7	311 of 835	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	384 of 834	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.9	410 of 825	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	352 of 805	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.9	372 of 770	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.5	296 of 753	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	420 of 749	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.5	380 of 736	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	89 of 393	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	154 of 408	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	144 of 421	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	150 of 643	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	126 of 672	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	266 of 660	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	245 of 835	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	361 of 860	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	34 of 348	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	64 of 362	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	47 of 362	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	258 of 843	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	373 of 877	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	307 of 874	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	293 of 839	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	345 of 870	60.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	5 of 649	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	17 of 673	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	24 of 681	96.5%	★★★★★

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

White (2025)97th percentile+52 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)99th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Math44%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
Greenfield Albert Middle School	Public	K-8	2200 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7819	742	42	17.8	98.4%	411 (55.4%)	69 (9.3%)	89 (12.0%)	89 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.2%)	95	29^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.1%		92	41^st of 1526 public elementary schools	97.3%	12	82.0	80.5	77.2	71.5	67.3	76.5	76.5	88.7	87.3	89.9	83.2	80.0	85.9	86.3	$18,122	$2,452	$15,670
Russell Byers Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1911 Arch St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Russell Byers Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 972-1700	686	41	16.7	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	639 (93.1%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	11	1336^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.3	1371^st of 1526 public elementary schools	10.2%	35	31.1	18.5	5.9	6.7	2.6	8.7	12.2	27.4	17.7	11.8	22.7	25.0	26.0	22.0	$19,160	$5,959	$13,200
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
McCall Gen George A School	Public	K-8	325 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7840	629	38	16.7	98.1%	184 (29.3%)	79 (12.6%)	36 (5.7%)	269 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.5%)	90.5	109^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.8%		85.4	184^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.9%	75	88.9	81.4	57.6	64.4	76.4	73.1	74.7	80.2	78.9	76.3	67.8	81.8	92.3	79.3	$17,877	$6,099	$11,778
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence Charter School

How many students attend Independence Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 796 students attended Independence Charter School.

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Is Independence Charter School a good school?

Independence Charter School ranks 841^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Independence Charter School?

Students at Independence Charter School are 45% African American, 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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