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Tacony Academy Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
1072nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,511 Pennsylvania Alternative Schools
Better than 29% of Pennsylvania alternative schools
Summary

Tacony Academy Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that serves grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,074 students. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 100% of students qualifying in recent years.

While Tacony Academy Charter School has seen strong graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% in the 2023-2024 school year and a low dropout rate of 1.4%, its academic performance lags behind nearby charter schools. The school's test scores on the PSSA and Keystone Exams are below the state averages across most grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.3% of Tacony Academy students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. Similarly, the school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates in Algebra I (25.8%), Biology (37.1%), and Literature (58%) were all below the state averages.

Interestingly, Tacony Academy Charter School has seen a significant increase in spending per student, rising from $14 in 2019-2020 to $21,685 in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School ($20,317) and New Foundations Charter School ($20,107). However, this increased investment does not appear to have translated into improved academic outcomes for the students, as the school's test scores remain below state averages.

1,083
Students ?
15.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,420
Per pupil spending ?
99.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1300 Rhawn Street
       Philadelphia, PA  19111

(215) 742-5100

District: Tacony Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.0%
Hispanic:
25.3%
White:
19.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025
Strengths
✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
Pennsylvania avg46%
Elementary school
1,072nd of 1,511
Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?
Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
495th of 873
Pennsylvania public middle schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
480th of 681
Pennsylvania public high schools ?
Bottom 30%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202531.21072 of 151129.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21158 of 152624.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.61196 of 153422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.31235 of 153419.5%★☆☆☆☆
20217.31303 of 14339.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.41116 of 154427.7%★☆☆☆☆
201849.5929 of 153039.3%★★☆☆☆
201739.11086 of 154729.8%★☆☆☆☆
201634.11137 of 155426.8%★☆☆☆☆
201536.91046 of 147429.0%★☆☆☆☆
201224.51333 of 159916.6%★☆☆☆☆
201111.41475 of 15977.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202558.7127 of 41369.2%★★★☆☆
202454.1169 of 43761.3%★★★☆☆
202346.5195 of 43755.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202519.3893 of 103013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.2923 of 108414.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.7765 of 104326.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202525.21101 of 146624.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.11147 of 148822.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202541.6234 of 42945.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.6267 of 45441.2%★★☆☆☆
202351.5204 of 43252.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202540.8847 of 136938.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.61006 of 143229.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.91062 of 141424.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202536.5986 of 147533.2%★★☆☆☆
202424.81143 of 149523.5%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202539.644 of 10056.0%★★★☆☆
202429.589 of 12830.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.470 of 11740.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202529.2932 of 120122.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.81074 of 122912.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.41141 of 12367.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202544.3495 of 87343.3%★★☆☆☆
202438.2572 of 89135.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.3613 of 89331.4%★★☆☆☆
202230.3604 of 88331.6%★★☆☆☆
202121.1615 of 79722.8%★☆☆☆☆
201946.2521 of 89141.5%★★☆☆☆
201854.3435 of 86149.5%★★☆☆☆
201739.0561 of 87736.0%★★☆☆☆
201655.1431 of 87050.5%★★★☆☆
201541.1529 of 83536.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202564.296 of 39375.6%★★★★☆
202459.3128 of 40868.6%★★★☆☆
202351.4162 of 42161.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202543.4305 of 64352.6%★★★☆☆
202450.1269 of 67260.0%★★★☆☆
202341.1351 of 66046.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202535.3546 of 83534.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.6579 of 86032.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202552.3138 of 34860.3%★★★☆☆
202441.6204 of 36243.6%★★☆☆☆
202327.9269 of 36225.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202550.4394 of 84353.3%★★★☆☆
202450.5434 of 87750.5%★★★☆☆
202335.0585 of 87433.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202551.2396 of 83952.8%★★★☆☆
202441.3526 of 87039.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202420.2169 of 19915.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202527.8492 of 64924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.5554 of 67317.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7558 of 68118.1%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202533.9480 of 68129.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8556 of 68619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.7566 of 67416.0%★☆☆☆☆
202210.4566 of 63410.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.8490 of 5378.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.3592 of 69314.6%★☆☆☆☆
201810.2590 of 67312.3%★☆☆☆☆
20173.8611 of 6637.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.1600 of 67711.4%★☆☆☆☆
20156.0613 of 6809.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202575.261 of 27677.9%★★★★☆
202440.8162 of 28443.0%★★☆☆☆
202324.0203 of 26021.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202533.6336 of 52435.9%★★☆☆☆
202435.8300 of 51341.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.9315 of 50237.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202536.2459 of 65730.1%★★☆☆☆
20248.0597 of 66510.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202549.6135 of 28753.0%★★★☆☆
202432.8183 of 27433.2%★★☆☆☆
202325.0197 of 25221.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202547.8351 of 65146.1%★★☆☆☆
202427.6515 of 66422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.6562 of 65213.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202531.4472 of 66028.5%★☆☆☆☆
202435.8453 of 66231.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20249.0559 of 5956.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202332.0421 of 57727.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)69th percentile+40 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)76th percentile+32 vs school
Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)35th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)24th percentile-19 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)15th percentile-21 vs school
High school
African American (2025)78th percentile+48 vs school
Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+17 vs school
Disabled (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)30th percentile~ school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
White (2024)6th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?
Literature58%-4 vs state
English Language Arts43%-6 vs state
Biology37%-12 vs state
Math26%-15 vs state
Algebra I26%-19 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Open Quote Deeply troubled school. There has been way too many fights and the staff had. no control over the school. In addition I was bullied and sexually harassed and the principle did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, and yet Tacony calls themselves a "carring school community" DO NOT send your child to this school, you will regret it. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, August 27, 2012

Open Quote This school has been a great Disappointment!! I have had more then my share of bad experiences with the teachers &Vice principal they are very unprofessional. My child has been in a reading program the last two years there to help him advance which has done anything but good at least in their eyes. My child has been there since day one and has never had to take a spelling test. They have never made AYP its no wonder why kids are struggling. They are sent home with new stuff and have no idea how to do it they either get it or they are left behind. My child's last teacher was by far the rudest and would make fun of him in the class room in front of other students . I can't tell you how many times he would come home in tears. My husband and I have met with the teacher Vice principal and Principal over these matters and got no where . The school was shut down for two days with no notice to parents if it wasn't for the news I would of had no idea what was going on. My child is terrified to return this year. I could go on and on about the problems with this school But I will just end by saying he won't be back. Close Quote




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Tacony Academy Charter School ranks 1072nd of 1511 Pennsylvania alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Tacony Academy Charter School are 36% African American, 25% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,083 students attended Tacony Academy Charter School.


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