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The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds is a public charter school serving 908 students in grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA. The school is part of the The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR District, which is ranked 573 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds consistently performs significantly below the state average on PSSA tests in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math compared to the state average of 41.7%, and only 16.5% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in both Math and English Language Arts. Additionally, the school has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6%.

When comparing The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds to nearby schools, it becomes clear that the charter school is underperforming significantly. For instance, Northwood Academy Charter School, which is less than a mile away, outperforms The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. The school's high spending and low student-teacher ratio do not appear to be translating into improved outcomes, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of more effective educational strategies.

885

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,265

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1197 Haworth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124

(215) 537-2520

District: The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.8%

Hispanic:

43.5%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,415^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

782^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

573^rd of 606The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR 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	7.3	1415 of 1511	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1491 of 1526	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1463 of 1534	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1467 of 1534	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1363 of 1433	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1407 of 1544	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1396 of 1530	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1397 of 1547	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	1414 of 1554	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	1316 of 1474	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	338 of 413	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	391 of 437	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	348 of 437	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	903 of 1030	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1011 of 1084	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	953 of 1043	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	143 of 207	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1392 of 1466	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1426 of 1488	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	370 of 429	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	425 of 454	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	394 of 432	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1282 of 1369	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1394 of 1432	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1350 of 1414	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1352 of 1475	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1475 of 1495	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	6.5	115 of 117	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	782 of 873	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	815 of 891	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	808 of 893	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	804 of 883	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	730 of 797	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	818 of 891	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	770 of 861	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	730 of 877	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	716 of 870	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	728 of 835	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	287 of 393	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	301 of 408	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	304 of 421	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	540 of 643	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	538 of 672	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	604 of 660	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	125 of 150	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	75 of 143	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	758 of 835	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	791 of 860	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	298 of 348	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	322 of 362	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	303 of 362	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	737 of 843	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	802 of 877	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	809 of 874	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	758 of 839	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	811 of 870	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	197 of 199	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	177 of 187	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-32 vs state

Math7%-35 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
The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	885	71	12.4	94.8%	9 (1.0%)	414 (46.8%)	385 (43.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (7.8%)	7.3	1415^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.4%		4.2	1491^st of 1526 public elementary schools	2.3%	76	26.6	7.8	4.3	2.0	0.9	1.9	6.9	24.5	6.8	8.6	19.8	7.4	32.0	16.5	$23,265	$5,864	$17,400
Northwood Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4621 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Northwood Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5606	796	49	16.2	88.6%	30 (3.8%)	556 (69.8%)	194 (24.4%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.5	1312^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.2%		11.8	1333^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.6%	21	20.0	10.7	4.6	3.4	6.0	8.6	8.9	18.9	29.3	25.6	32.9	27.7	42.7	29.5	$23,085	$8,228	$14,858
Ziegler William High School	Public	K-8	5935 Saul St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3260	522	46	11.3	98.5%	24 (4.6%)	184 (35.2%)	261 (50.0%)	32 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	14.2	1286^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.9%		11.9	1331^st of 1526 public elementary schools	12.8%	45	23.2	23.8	21.0	0.0	23.0	7.2	15.9	28.6	19.0	27.9	26.8	40.0	23.2	28.2	$21,271	$6,871	$14,400
Marshall John School	Public	K-5	4500 Griscom St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3950	250	26	9.5	94.4%	17 (6.8%)	109 (43.6%)	118 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	6.5	1436^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.1	1468^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.8%	32	13.9	8.6	5.0				9.0	21.6	14.3	12.5				16.1	$26,471	$5,676	$20,795
Mastery Cs-Smedley Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	1790 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2525	751	50	15.0	99.6%	19 (2.5%)	461 (61.4%)	235 (31.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	19.9	1202^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	20.5%		13.7	1306^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.4%	104	26.0	20.8	19.8	12.1			19.6	27.6	31.3	29.8	39.2			32.2	$20,800	$5,299	$15,500
Stearne Allen Middle School	Public	K-8	1655 Unity St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3980	372	33	11.1	103.8%	14 (3.8%)	182 (48.9%)	152 (40.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	5.3	1469^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.1	1494^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.1%	25	18.6	2.5	0.0	2.4	2.4	3.8	5.1	14.6	8.3	0.0	22.0	14.6	19.2	12.7	$22,892	$5,294	$17,597
Carnell Laura High School	Public	K-5	1100 Devereaux St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3150	639	43	14.7	99.7%	30 (4.7%)	274 (42.9%)	304 (47.6%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	5.3	1472^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.6	1481^st of 1526 public elementary schools	2.9%	9	11.4	7.3	5.7				8.2	8.2	12.5	16.3				12.2	$19,009	$6,328	$12,681
Spruance Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-8	6401 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3290	1,270	79	16.0	98.8%	129 (10.2%)	377 (29.7%)	601 (47.3%)	138 (10.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	11.5	1326^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.1	1297^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	24.8	27.3	9.3	15.2	20.2	14.8	18.9	16.0	15.9	11.9	25.8	25.0	23.0	19.5	$18,116	$5,567	$12,550
Universal Creighton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5401 Tabor Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Universal Creighton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2531	663	44	15.0	101.1%	2 (0.3%)	156 (23.5%)	444 (67.0%)	60 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53.4	771^st of 1511 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.2	1015^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.5%	244	58.2	54.3	38.8	34.1	41.6	18.0	40.7	53.7	47.2	37.3	51.9	70.0	46.2	50.8	$19,230	$5,403	$13,827
Sullivan James J School	Public	K-5	5300 Ditman St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3960	373	25	14.7	101.9%	32 (8.6%)	162 (43.4%)	159 (42.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	7.8	1397^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.5%		4.7	1475^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.3%	78	15.8	19.2	12.2				15.7	19.7	12.5	12.2				15.1	$22,152	$7,338	$14,814

Frequently Asked Questions about The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

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The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR

How many students attend The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds?

In the 2024-25 school year, 885 students attended The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds.

Is The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds a good school?

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds?

Students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds are 47% African American, 44% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% White.

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