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Universal Vare Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Universal Vare Charter School is a middle school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving 150 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Universal Vare Charter School District, which is ranked 553 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Universal Vare Charter School consistently performs significantly below the state average on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.3% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. Similarly, only 22.3% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school has been ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania middle schools for the past 10 years, consistently ranking between 679 and 760 out of 883 to 893 middle schools, and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

When compared to other nearby charter schools, such as Memphis Street Academy Charter School and Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School, Universal Vare Charter School performs similarly or slightly worse on academic measures. Comparing the school to nearby traditional public schools, such as John B Stetson Middle School and Tilden William T Middle School, reveals that the charter school performs slightly better on some academic measures, but the overall performance of all these schools in the area is still well below the state averages, indicating a systemic issue in the local education system.

107

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,018

Per pupil spending ?

133.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 South 24th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145

(215) 952-8611

District: Universal Vare Charter School

Students who attend Universal Vare Charter School usually attend:

High:

Universal Audenried Charter School

Feeder schools for Universal Vare Charter School:

Elementary:

Girard Stephen School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.5%

Asian:

19.6%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Math scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

Pennsylvania avg45%

760^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 606Universal Vare 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	760 of 873	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	741 of 891	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	744 of 893	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	679 of 883	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	668 of 797	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	765 of 891	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	755 of 861	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	760 of 877	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	747 of 870	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	726 of 835	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	316 of 393	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	326 of 408	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	300 of 421	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	760 of 835	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	715 of 860	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	680 of 874	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	687 of 839	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	699 of 870	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)22nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Math4%-37 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, January 30, 2021

Terrible school and teachers. Underfunded most likely the reason Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Universal Vare Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	2100 South 24th Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Universal Vare Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-8611	107	7	15.2	133.6%	2 (1.9%)	69 (64.5%)	11 (10.3%)	21 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	12.2	760^th of 873 public middle schools	12.9%		14.5	741^st of 891 public middle schools	16.8%	19	5.9	3.7	0.0	5.8	4.3	17.6	23.1	13.6	26.9	22.3	$14,018	$7,052	$6,966
Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	2601 S 58th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 878-1544	315	23	13.6	117.1%	3 (1.0%)	292 (92.7%)	9 (2.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10	790^th of 873 public middle schools	9.5%		10.9	780^th of 891 public middle schools	12.5%	10	4.3	1.4	4.8	0.0	2.5	18.6	24.3	19.1	21.0	20.9	$23,175	$8,069	$15,106
Science Leadership Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8320	353	12	30.4	99.7%	94 (26.6%)	204 (57.8%)	19 (5.4%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	53	402^nd of 873 public middle schools	54.0%		50.2	461^st of 891 public middle schools	48.3%	59	35.0	32.1	25.0	14.4	26.9	56.1	58.3	59.8	43.6	54.7	$18,404	$6,736	$11,668
Tilden William T Middle School	Public	5-8	6601 Elmwood Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8170	266	21	12.4	98.9%	5 (1.9%)	199 (74.8%)	39 (14.7%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	6.6	850^th of 873 public middle schools	2.6%		7.1	849^th of 891 public middle schools	4.7%	1	4.3	2.8	0.0	1.5	1.9	4.8	8.6	15.2	14.7	11.8	$34,663	$20,245	$14,418
Middle Years Alternative	Public	5-8	4725 Fairmont Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7720	128	12	10.5	121.1%	1 (0.8%)	101 (78.9%)	16 (12.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.7%)	24.5	642^nd of 873 public middle schools	26.5%		29.6	619^th of 891 public middle schools	30.5%	23		6.4	24.0	17.1	13.0		28.2	19.2	41.7	29.3	$24,823	$10,055	$14,767
Young Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	900 N Marshall St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Young Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-9727	265	20	13.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.7%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (73.2%)	7.1	844^th of 873 public middle schools	3.3%		7.9	829^th of 891 public middle schools	7.0%	15		1.3	2.4	0.0	1.2		9.1	16.5	16.7	14.1	$25,939	$5,043	$20,896
Penn Wood Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Summit St	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 586-1804	667	53	12.5	95.2%	15 (2.2%)	574 (86.1%)	28 (4.2%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	15.4	720^th of 873 public middle schools	17.5%		14.1	748^th of 891 public middle schools	16.0%	28			8.6	5.3	7.0			26.1	24.9	25.5	$21,939	$1,685	$20,253
Beverly Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Garrett Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9317	1,475	109	13.5	101.4%	60 (4.1%)	694 (47.1%)	373 (25.3%)	300 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.1%)	14.4	735^th of 873 public middle schools	15.8%		13.1	757^th of 891 public middle schools	15.0%	22		12.1	9.0	7.9	9.5		24.4	24.2	19.6	22.7	$16,301	$2,687	$13,615
Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Public, Charter	5-8	2950 Memphis Street	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4709	493	37	13.3	110.3%	32 (6.5%)	154 (31.2%)	285 (57.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	9.2	800^th of 873 public middle schools	8.4%		6.8	856^th of 891 public middle schools	3.9%	56	7.0	2.9	3.9	5.6	4.6	4.7	17.7	15.2	17.9	15.7	$21,426	$6,163	$15,263
John B Stetson Middle School	Public	5-8	3200 B St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-4000	560	38	14.5	99.1%	6 (1.1%)	108 (19.3%)	429 (76.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	8	824^th of 873 public middle schools	5.6%		5.5	873^rd of 891 public middle schools	2.0%	49	2.0	2.2	3.3	3.9	2.9	2.0	17.8	14.5	13.4	12.5	$20,009	$4,306	$15,703

Frequently Asked Questions about Universal Vare Charter School

What high school do graduates of Universal Vare Charter School attend?

Students who attend Universal Vare Charter School usually go on to attend Universal Audenried Charter School

Is Universal Vare Charter School a good school?

Universal Vare Charter School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Universal Vare Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 107 students attended Universal Vare Charter School.

What district is Universal Vare Charter School in?

Universal Vare Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Universal Vare Charter School?

Students at Universal Vare Charter School are 64% African American, 20% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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