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Russell Byers Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Russell Byers Charter School is an elementary school serving 668 students in grades PK-8 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has consistently underperformed the state average on standardized tests, with only 12.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 22% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively.

Russell Byers Charter School struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with African American students ranking 242 out of 413 Pennsylvania elementary schools, low socioeconomic status students ranking 1177 out of 1369, and disabled students ranking 759 out of 1030 in the 2024-2025 school year. The school has also had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0% to 1.6%. Despite spending a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $14,305 to $17,162 per year, the school's academic performance has not improved significantly.

When compared to nearby schools, the underperformance of Russell Byers Charter School becomes even more apparent. For example, Independence Charter School, located just 0.76 miles away, outperformed Russell Byers Charter School significantly on PSSA assessments, with 44% of students proficient or better in Math and 47.4% in English Language Arts in 2024-2025. The challenges faced by Russell Byers Charter School highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

686

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,160

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1911 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1403

(215) 972-1700

District: Russell Byers Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.1%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,336^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

748^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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552^nd of 606Russell Byers 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	11.0	1336 of 1511	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1371 of 1526	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1385 of 1534	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1312 of 1534	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1254 of 1433	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1237 of 1544	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1230 of 1530	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	1134 of 1547	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.2	1104 of 1554	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	1103 of 1474	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.5	918 of 1599	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.1	1123 of 1597	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	1274 of 1579	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	1322 of 1549	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1354 of 1551	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	1355 of 1555	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	1414 of 1545	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	1238 of 1299	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	242 of 413	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	268 of 437	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	274 of 437	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	759 of 1030	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	890 of 1084	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	902 of 1043	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1255 of 1466	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1336 of 1488	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1177 of 1369	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1265 of 1432	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1251 of 1414	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1307 of 1475	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1348 of 1495	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	748 of 873	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	766 of 891	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	724 of 893	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	753 of 883	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	714 of 797	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	737 of 891	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	235 of 393	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	267 of 408	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	210 of 421	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	337 of 643	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	536 of 672	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	584 of 660	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	740 of 835	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	716 of 860	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	691 of 843	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	734 of 877	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	672 of 874	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	686 of 839	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	773 of 870	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)48th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Russell Byers Charter School.

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Students at Russell Byers Charter School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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Russell Byers Charter School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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