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Universal Alcorn Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Universal Alcorn Charter School is an elementary school serving 422 students in grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA. The school is part of the Universal Alcorn Charter School District, which is ranked 479 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's significant increase in per-student spending, from $14,419 in 2020-2021 to $21,254 in 2022-2023, Universal Alcorn Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15.3% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.1% to 28.9% across grade levels, compared to the state averages of 30.5% to 53.5%. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates are slightly better, ranging from 29.3% to 42%, but still lag behind the state average of 48.5%.

Interestingly, the nearby Powel Samuel School, which is also part of the Philadelphia City School District, significantly outperforms Universal Alcorn Charter School across all academic measures, ranking in the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Other nearby schools, such as McDaniel Delaplaine School and Comegys Benjamin B School, also have lower academic performance than Powel Samuel School, but still outperform Universal Alcorn Charter School.

467

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,400

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Dickinson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146

(215) 952-6219

District: Universal Alcorn Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.7%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Math scores 26 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,214^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

615^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

479^th of 606Universal Alcorn 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	19.3	1214 of 1511	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1241 of 1526	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1233 of 1534	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1229 of 1534	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1228 of 1433	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1294 of 1544	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1323 of 1530	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1362 of 1547	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	1422 of 1554	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	1403 of 1474	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	155 of 413	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	177 of 437	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	152 of 437	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1203 of 1466	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1231 of 1488	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	982 of 1369	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	946 of 1432	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1049 of 1414	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1142 of 1475	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1175 of 1495	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	615 of 873	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	626 of 891	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	661 of 893	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	625 of 883	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	627 of 797	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	614 of 891	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	603 of 861	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.6	696 of 877	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	752 of 870	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	731 of 835	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	119 of 393	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	109 of 408	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	152 of 421	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	357 of 672	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	549 of 835	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	547 of 860	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	486 of 843	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	541 of 877	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	588 of 874	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	648 of 839	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	679 of 870	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)70th percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2024)47th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-13 vs state

Math15%-26 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
Universal Alcorn Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Dickinson Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-6219	467	26	17.9	90.6%	9 (1.9%)	391 (83.7%)	38 (8.1%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	19.3	1214^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.7%		18.2	1241^st of 1526 public elementary schools	18.7%	27	13.8	28.9	24.3	6.1	6.1	17.6	15.3	29.3	33.3	38.9	31.2	42.0	41.2	35.8	$19,400	$8,139	$11,261
McDaniel Delaplaine School	Public	K-8	1801 S 22nd Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8220	229	21	10.7	101.3%	11 (4.8%)	176 (76.9%)	24 (10.5%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	5.1	1479^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.1%		7.7	1397^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.5%	82	6.7	0.0	0.0	10.7	5.8	4.2	5.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	13.8	21.9	8.7	10.7	$22,988	$6,899	$16,090
Comegys Benjamin B School	Public	K-8	5100 Greenway Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7860	252	18	13.9	106.0%	4 (1.6%)	231 (91.7%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	11.6	1324^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.4%		5	1469^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.7%	145	4.2	9.6	7.6	16.7	3.0	11.5	8.4	8.3	19.0	7.6	41.7	24.2	20.0	20.3	$26,190	$7,941	$18,249
Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Public	K-8	2000 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7940	338	26	13.0	91.4%	134 (39.6%)	141 (41.7%)	17 (5.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	67.6	516^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.9%		74.2	413^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.9%	103	89.8	75.1	17.3	19.1	29.1	12.5	46.5	82.1	68.8	47.8	28.5	40.0	17.3	51.8	$21,358	$6,497	$14,861
Girard Stephen School	Public	K-4	1800 Snyder Ave	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8180	296	20	15.1	93.9%	40 (13.5%)	151 (51.0%)	40 (13.5%)	51 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	20.8	1186^th of 1511 public elementary schools	21.5%		23.8	1164^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.7%	22	36.9	19.3					29.0	35.4	28.8					32.5	$22,974	$9,208	$13,767
Childs George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1599 Wharton St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7950	471	38	12.3	94.1%	47 (10.0%)	193 (41.0%)	130 (27.6%)	68 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	23.3	1158^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	1228^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.5%	70	31.3	36.6	14.7	15.9	13.3	13.1	20.5	28.1	39.1	32.4	29.5	34.1	34.2	33.1	$19,409	$6,127	$13,283
Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	595	36	16.3	98.2%	276 (46.4%)	71 (11.9%)	33 (5.5%)	151 (25.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.1%)	97.2	6^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.9	7^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	94.5	88.4	83.9	86.2	81.2	100.0	89.0	93.0	84.3	90.3	84.5	90.6	98.0	89.9	$17,834	$5,561	$12,273
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Kingsessing Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7880	283	27	10.4	104.2%	1 (0.4%)	255 (90.1%)	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	5	1482^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		4.6	1480^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.0%	2	16.1	5.0	0.0	6.4	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.4	7.5	7.1	19.3	19.4	10.5	11.3	$31,168	$11,931	$19,237
Stanton Edwin Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Christian St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7960	329	29	11.3	89.1%	61 (18.5%)	207 (62.9%)	26 (7.9%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.7%)	50.9	810^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.4%		35.2	1066^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.1%	256	41.2	48.9	33.3	21.5	20.0	7.4	30.9	52.9	57.8	47.6	53.6	70.0	59.3	57.3	$21,519	$7,636	$13,883
Independence Charter School West	Public, Charter	K-8	5600 Chester Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-5600	811	58	13.9	102.5%	10 (1.2%)	740 (91.2%)	37 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	9.9	1353^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8	1391^st of 1526 public elementary schools	8.8%	38	12.2	14.9	6.7	6.4	7.2	19.1	11.1	15.5	18.8	12.2	37.2	26.7	30.9	22.7	$20,548	$3,973	$16,574

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How many students attend Universal Alcorn Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Universal Alcorn Charter School.

Is Universal Alcorn Charter School a good school?

Universal Alcorn Charter School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Universal Alcorn Charter School?

Students at Universal Alcorn Charter School are 84% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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