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Universal Creighton Charter School

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Universal Creighton Charter School ranks 771 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Universal Creighton Charter School is an elementary school serving 673 students in grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA. The school is part of the Universal Creighton Charter School District, which is ranked 281 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Universal Creighton Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, it stands out in its performance for certain student subgroups. In 2024-2025, the school ranked 9th out of 413 PA elementary schools for African American students in Math and 8th out of 207 for English Language Learners. However, the school's overall performance on PSSA tests remains below the state average across all grades and subjects, with only 40.7% of students proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 41.7%.

Compared to nearby district schools, Universal Creighton Charter School has higher spending per student, at $18,784 in 2022-2023, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 16:1 in 2023-2024. This suggests the school may be prioritizing smaller class sizes and increased resources, but the impact on student achievement is not yet clear. Despite these efforts, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools, indicating the need for a deeper, more comprehensive approach to improving academic outcomes for all students.

663

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,230

Per pupil spending ?

101.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 Tabor Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120

(215) 537-2531

District: Universal Creighton Charter School

Students who attend Universal Creighton Charter School usually attend:

High:

Fels Samuel High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

African American:

23.5%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

771^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

339^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

281^st of 606Universal Creighton 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	53.4	771 of 1511	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1015 of 1526	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1129 of 1534	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1175 of 1534	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1182 of 1433	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1216 of 1544	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1229 of 1530	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	1236 of 1547	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	1316 of 1554	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	1344 of 1474	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	9 of 413	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	17 of 437	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	54 of 437	87.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	137 of 160	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	608 of 1030	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	899 of 1084	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	758 of 1043	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	8 of 207	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	32 of 200	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	40 of 196	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	632 of 1466	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	876 of 1488	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	65 of 429	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	172 of 454	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	223 of 432	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	124 of 1369	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	59.5	597 of 1432	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	783 of 1414	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	882 of 1475	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1111 of 1495	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	339 of 873	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	441 of 891	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	550 of 893	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	611 of 883	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	631 of 797	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	618 of 891	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	602 of 861	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.5	610 of 877	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.6	630 of 870	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	649 of 835	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	23 of 393	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	38 of 408	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	69.2	86 of 421	79.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	186 of 643	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	43.0	338 of 672	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	305 of 660	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	66 of 150	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	47 of 143	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	293 of 835	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	334 of 860	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	75 of 348	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	87 of 362	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	128 of 362	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	67 of 843	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	124 of 877	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	340 of 874	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	399 of 839	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	545 of 870	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)98th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2023)14th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)94th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Math41%~ state avg

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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
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
Franklin Benjamin School	Public	K-8	5735 Rising Sun Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3760	570	40	14.1	103.7%	7 (1.2%)	287 (50.4%)	227 (39.8%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	7.8	1399^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.4%		8.8	1378^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.7%	21	16.9	10.2	3.8	4.0	9.7	8.1	9.3	18.1	15.8	11.5	28.6	29.2	23.8	21.3	$33,512	$21,694	$11,818
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
Finletter Thomas K School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 N Front St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3750	607	50	12.2	104.1%	5 (0.8%)	416 (68.5%)	122 (20.1%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	16.5	1255^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.9%		7.2	1411^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.5%	156	25.0	34.7	16.2	9.2	7.4	13.6	16.3	30.0	22.4	24.2	27.2	13.3	34.5	24.8	$18,850	$5,873	$12,976
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
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
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
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6301 N 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 268-3102	631	54	11.6	66.9%	7 (1.1%)	52 (8.2%)	554 (87.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	28.6	1099^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.3%		30.3	1105^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.6%	6	26.7	35.1	31.0	22.0	18.6	20.0	27.1	42.2	33.8	33.8	31.7	27.9	37.7	34.4	$24,632	$6,180	$18,452
Barton Clara School	Public	K-2	4600 Rosehill St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3720	490	38	13.0	102.4%	19 (3.9%)	94 (19.2%)	363 (74.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)															$20,253	$7,244	$13,009
Feltonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	238 E Wyoming Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3730	517	34	15.3	96.9%	9 (1.7%)	107 (20.7%)	378 (73.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7	1419^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.1%		5.2	1463^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.1%	44	16.9	16.1	9.8				14.2	16.3	14.0	11.2				13.8	$19,635	$6,789	$12,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Universal Creighton Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Universal Creighton Charter School?

Students at Universal Creighton Charter School are 67% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% Asian.

What district is Universal Creighton Charter School in?

Universal Creighton Charter School

Is Universal Creighton Charter School a good school?

Universal Creighton Charter School ranks 771^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Universal Creighton Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Universal Creighton Charter School.

What schools do graduates of Universal Creighton Charter School attend?

Students who attend Universal Creighton Charter School usually go on to attend:

High : Fels Samuel High School

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