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Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves 588 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 535 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a charter school, Southwest Leadership Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1190-1456 out of around 1500 schools. The school significantly underperforms the state averages on PSSA assessments across all grades and subjects, with only 13.1% of students proficient or better in Math and 20.4% proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively. The school's performance is especially low for certain student subgroups, with only 1% of female students and 1% of low socioeconomic status students scoring proficient or better in Math, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania schools for those subgroups.

When comparing Southwest Leadership Academy to the nearby Colwyn Elementary School, it consistently underperforms on academic metrics. For example, in 2024-2025, Colwyn Elementary had 33.4% of students proficient or better in Math, while Southwest Leadership Academy had only 13.1%. Southwest Leadership Academy also has high dropout rates, ranging from 1.4% to 7.3% in recent years, which are significantly above the state average. The school's funding and resources are on the lower end compared to nearby schools, with a student-teacher ratio that has fluctuated between 20.2 and 26.9.

670

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,030

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7101 Paschall Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19142

(215) 729-1939

District: Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.4%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,352^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

682^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

535^th of 606Southwest Leadership Academy 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	10.0	1352 of 1511	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1384 of 1526	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1351 of 1534	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1414 of 1534	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1261 of 1433	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1456 of 1544	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	1429 of 1530	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	1318 of 1547	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	1332 of 1554	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	1190 of 1474	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1385 of 1599	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	1535 of 1597	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	1557 of 1579	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	277 of 413	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	283 of 437	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	235 of 437	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	788 of 1030	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	884 of 1084	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	832 of 1043	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1371 of 1466	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1368 of 1488	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1198 of 1369	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1296 of 1432	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1194 of 1414	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1256 of 1475	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1345 of 1495	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	682 of 873	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	793 of 891	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	762 of 893	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	786 of 883	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	729 of 797	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	758 of 891	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	685 of 861	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	643 of 877	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	670 of 870	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	639 of 835	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	676 of 834	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	174 of 393	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	275 of 408	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	239 of 421	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	582 of 672	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	499 of 660	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	691 of 835	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	777 of 860	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	613 of 843	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	765 of 877	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	697 of 874	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	631 of 839	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	784 of 870	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2025)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)56th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2024)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-28 vs state

Math13%-29 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
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	670	35	19.1	87.9%	1 (0.1%)	599 (89.4%)	55 (8.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	10	1352^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8.5	1384^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.3%	32	39.2	9.5	3.8	6.5	10.7	10.0	13.1	14.6	6.8	10.1	26.9	32.0	40.0	20.4	$18,030	$7,840	$10,190
Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	226	21	10.7	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	211 (93.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	6.1	1454^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.3	1457^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.5%	3	17.7	4.4					11.1	17.8	17.4					17.6	$19,041	$4,066	$14,975
Patterson John Middle School	Public	PK, KG-4	7000 Buist Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8190	391	28	13.8	102.0%	4 (1.0%)	316 (80.8%)	33 (8.4%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	14.3	1284^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.7	1448^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.1%	164	31.7	20.0					26.1	28.4	21.5					25.0	$17,715	$3,935	$13,780
Colwyn Elementary School	Public	K-6	211 Pine Street	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 957-5470	135	8	16.8	117.0%	4 (3.0%)	119 (88.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.9%)	37.9	992^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	34.3%		22.3	1189^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.1%	197	45.0	42.9	17.6	23.5			33.4	60.0	47.6	29.4	29.4			42.6	$23,224	$1,141	$22,083
Catharine Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Chester Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8150	437	36	12.2	96.3%	7 (1.6%)	295 (67.5%)	84 (19.2%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	21.7	1173^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	22.4%		11.2	1342^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.1%	169	36.3	21.6	27.7				28.7	31.4	25.5	29.3				28.8	$20,053	$8,062	$11,991
Bell Avenue School	Public	K-6	1000 Bell Ave	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-6100	265	19	13.9	90.6%	7 (2.6%)	235 (88.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	8.7	1379^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.9	1346^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.8%	33	25.8	11.8	13.3	8.3			14.8	17.1	8.8	14.3	19.4			15.0	$21,407	$1,050	$20,357
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	224 South Sixth Street	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-5660	255	30	8.5	112.2%	6 (2.4%)	218 (85.5%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.2%)	8.3	1385^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.6	1398^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.4%	13	10.7	25.9	6.5	7.2			12.1	7.2	19.4	12.9	17.1			14.5	$22,352	$1,108	$21,244
Penrose School	Public	K-8	2515 S 78th St	Philadelphia	19153	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8310	360	42	8.6	104.7%	5 (1.4%)	285 (79.2%)	32 (8.9%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	18.4	1230^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.6%		13.9	1303^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	14.6%	73	12.5	25.8	32.0	11.1	5.6	15.4	16.7	18.8	29.0	32.0	22.2	44.5	28.2	30.4	$23,651	$8,214	$15,436
Morton Thomas G School	Public	K-5	2501 S 63rd St	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8160	356	28	12.7	99.2%	8 (2.2%)	281 (78.9%)	44 (12.4%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	7.3	1412^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.6%		5.7	1447^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.2%	35	20.4	9.8	10.4				13.5	12.2	17.6	15.2				15.1	$21,875	$6,130	$15,745
Park Lane Elementary School	Public	K-6	1300 Park Ln	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-4880	304	25	12.1	102.6%	2 (0.7%)	278 (91.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	13	1304^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.9	1273^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	16.6%	31	10.0	10.9	11.5	12.8			11.3	10.0	13.3	28.8	38.4			22.7	$23,287	$1,184	$22,103

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Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School.

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Students at Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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