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Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney is an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 726 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney District, which is ranked 581 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts significantly below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall PSSA Math proficiency was 4.1% compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its PSSA English Language Arts proficiency was 17.1% compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low in higher grade levels, with 8th-grade PSSA Math proficiency at 0% in 2024-2025. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of around $22,000, the school's student-teacher ratio of around 14-15 students per teacher is higher than the nearby Philadelphia City School District schools, which have ratios around 10-12 students per teacher.

The nearby district schools, such as Logan James School, Cayuga School, and Howe Julia Ward School, generally perform better academically than Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney, with higher proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts. These district schools also have lower student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to their relatively better performance.

739

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,107

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 West Lindley Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141

(267) 669-1450

District: Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.8%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (11% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Math scores 38 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,450^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

799^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

581^st of 606Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney 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	6.2	1450 of 1511	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1451 of 1526	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1465 of 1534	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1449 of 1534	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1307 of 1433	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1398 of 1544	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1415 of 1530	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.2	1471 of 1547	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.3	1411 of 1474	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	361 of 413	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	355 of 437	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	370 of 437	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1007 of 1030	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1043 of 1084	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1015 of 1043	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1386 of 1466	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1418 of 1488	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1296 of 1369	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1360 of 1432	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1343 of 1414	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1426 of 1475	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1403 of 1495	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	799 of 873	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	781 of 891	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	776 of 893	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	805 of 883	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	723 of 797	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	805 of 891	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	794 of 861	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	813 of 877	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	750 of 835	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	305 of 393	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	263 of 408	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	275 of 421	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	630 of 643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	632 of 672	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	612 of 660	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	776 of 835	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	774 of 860	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	755 of 843	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	764 of 877	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	729 of 874	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	768 of 839	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	753 of 870	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-31 vs state

Math4%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney

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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
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Public, Charter	K-8	900 West Lindley Avenue	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 669-1450	739	48	15.3	98.2%	7 (0.9%)	627 (84.8%)	52 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	46 (6.2%)	6.2	1450^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.0%		5.5	1451^st of 1526 public elementary schools	4.9%	1	12.3	4.5	2.8	1.3	2.6	0.0	4.1	18.8	10.3	11.4	22.4	15.8	23.5	17.1	$22,107	$2,021	$20,085
Marshall Thurgood	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3770	639	50	12.7	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	372 (58.2%)	227 (35.5%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	8	1394^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7	1419^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.0%	25	17.0	13.3	9.3	2.3	3.2	4.8	7.8	17.6	24.2	17.0	13.7	13.8	31.2	19.8	$17,864	$6,096	$11,768
Morrison Andrew J School	Public	K-8	5100 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3780	508	36	14.2	102.8%	6 (1.2%)	245 (48.2%)	227 (44.7%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	10.8	1340^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.3%		8.4	1385^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.2%	45	12.5	10.9	14.5	10.6	1.9	6.9	9.4	14.9	8.7	27.3	25.5	14.9	18.6	18.6	$19,996	$7,226	$12,770
Cooke Jay Middle School	Public	K-8	1300 W Louden St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8330	369	42	8.8	107.6%	2 (0.5%)	296 (80.2%)	56 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	6.4	1439^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.1	1465^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.0%	26	13.3	6.1	2.9	4.7	4.9	2.8	5.5	20.0	14.7	2.9	20.9	12.2	8.3	13.3	$27,430	$5,567	$21,863
Logan James School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Lindley Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3670	264	25	10.6	92.4%	1 (0.4%)	226 (85.6%)	30 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	26.9	1117^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.1%		13.2	1313^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.0%	196	18.8	48.4	31.7				32.7	18.7	41.9	26.8				28.8	$21,614	$4,776	$16,838
Cayuga School	Public	K-5	4344-4358 N 5th St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3850	360	32	11.2	93.6%	2 (0.6%)	78 (21.7%)	278 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6	1456^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.6%		5.3	1456^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.6%		15.1	12.2	7.0				11.2	9.6	12.2	14.0				12.0	$21,475	$4,097	$17,378
Howe Julia Ward School	Public	K-5	5800 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3650	229	23	9.7	91.7%	1 (0.4%)	181 (79.0%)	34 (14.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	9.4	1367^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.6	1368^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.4%	1	10.5	12.5	29.0				16.5	13.2	17.5	12.9				14.7	$23,884	$6,629	$17,255
Lowell James R School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 W Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3740	503	33	15.1	103.8%	6 (1.2%)	309 (61.4%)	114 (22.7%)	44 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	12	1319^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.7%		9.1	1374^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	55	25.3	21.1					23.2	23.1	23.6					23.5	$18,917	$6,286	$12,632
Olney Elementary School	Public	K-8	5301 N Water St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3790	654	49	13.2	106.1%	4 (0.6%)	270 (41.3%)	300 (45.9%)	67 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	16	1261^st of 1511 public elementary schools	16.5%		12.9	1315^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.8%	54	27.6	22.7	8.9	12.5	3.3	13.6	14.7	26.4	20.3	23.2	39.1	29.0	31.8	28.2	$20,078	$6,431	$13,648
McClure Alexander K School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W Hunting Park Pike	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3870	437	35	12.4	101.8%	2 (0.5%)	126 (28.8%)	304 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2.9	1509^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.1%		3.5	1509^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.1%		9.3	3.1	3.1				5.4	6.8	1.6	3.2				4.0	$22,091	$7,832	$14,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney

What is the racial makeup of Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney?

Students at Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney are 85% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney.

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