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Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey is an elementary school serving 598 students in grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA. The school is part of the Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey District, which is ranked 576 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. It consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages on PSSA tests in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.6% of students were proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 41.7%, and only 16.1% were proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% or 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for various subgroups.

When comparing Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey to the nearby Lea Henry C School, which is 0.56 miles away, the nearby school outperforms Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey on PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates by a significant margin. The school's high student-teacher ratio and fluctuating nature may indicate challenges in attracting and retaining effective teachers, which could be a contributing factor to the school's poor academic performance.

586

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,590

Per pupil spending ?

102.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143

(215) 471-2978

District: Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.4%

Hispanic:

1.2%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 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 35 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,457^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

765^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

576^th of 606Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey 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	5.9	1457 of 1511	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1458 of 1526	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1517 of 1534	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1526 of 1534	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1404 of 1433	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1509 of 1544	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	348 of 413	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	363 of 437	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	403 of 437	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	866 of 1030	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	958 of 1084	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	946 of 1043	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1436 of 1466	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1382 of 1488	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	1366 of 1432	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1390 of 1414	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1379 of 1475	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1460 of 1495	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	765 of 873	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	797 of 891	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	867 of 893	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	859 of 883	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	764 of 797	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	841 of 891	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	268 of 393	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	288 of 408	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	380 of 421	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	537 of 643	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	653 of 672	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	730 of 835	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	744 of 860	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	772 of 877	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	852 of 874	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	742 of 839	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	817 of 870	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ 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
Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Public, Charter	K-8	5200 Pine Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2978	586	26	22.5	102.2%	1 (0.2%)	571 (97.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	5.9	1457^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.6%		5.3	1458^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.5%	1	15.1	13.1	5.0	5.2	1.5	4.3	6.6	9.3	10.9	8.8	14.3	20.0	31.5	16.1	$21,590	$6,625	$14,965
Harrington Avery D School	Public	K-8	5300-34 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7920	274	27	10.2	105.5%	3 (1.1%)	243 (88.7%)	16 (5.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	8.2	1388^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.1%		8.9	1377^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.8%	11	4.0	9.5	14.3	8.1	11.1	3.1	7.9	16.0	4.8	19.0	21.6	33.3	25.0	20.8	$27,017	$11,140	$15,876
Hamilton Andrew School	Public	K-8	5640 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7650	348	29	11.8	101.7%	1 (0.3%)	319 (91.7%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11.2	1333^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	11.8%		7.2	1415^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.3%	82	20.0	50.0	3.0	6.1	6.5	9.7	12.4	20.0	18.8	6.3	24.5	22.6	19.0	19.1	$21,213	$4,959	$16,254
Lea Henry C School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Locust St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7660	503	38	13.0	96.2%	58 (11.5%)	283 (56.3%)	36 (7.2%)	91 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	33.5	1042^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.0%		19.5	1227^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.6%	185	36.5	44.2	13.1	25.0	10.0	17.6	25.6	48.4	48.9	15.5	42.9	32.5	40.7	38.6	$18,865	$6,079	$12,786
Mastery Cs-Harrity Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5601 Christian Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2908	750	41	18.2	99.6%	5 (0.7%)	698 (93.1%)	18 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	20.5	1191^st of 1511 public elementary schools	21.2%		19	1230^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.4%	39	22.6	19.7	22.8	13.3	29.9	19.5	21.3	35.9	24.1	30.4	40.8	42.1	46.7	36.6	$17,821	$5,344	$12,477
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	4601 Market St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(267) 417-3070	398	27	14.7	75.9%	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.9%)	18 (4.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								(n/a)	29.9						29.9	23.9						23.9	$16,136	$1,853	$14,284
Bryant William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	6001 Cedar Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7910	338	34	9.9	108.3%	1 (0.3%)	300 (88.8%)	23 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	7	1423^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.6	1399^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.3%	24	16.1	8.6	3.6	0.0	14.7	8.6	9.0	16.1	21.7	14.3	19.2	34.3	29.7	23.4	$20,832	$5,559	$15,273
Longstreth William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	5700 Willows Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7870	314	24	12.8	83.4%	3 (1.0%)	296 (94.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	6	1455^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.7%		4	1496^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.0%	41	7.7	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	11.5	10.5	3.7	26.5	9.1	6.5	11.8	$19,753	$5,184	$14,569
Locke Alain School	Public	K-8	4550 Haverford Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7670	264	27	9.8	98.9%	7 (2.7%)	202 (76.5%)	20 (7.6%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	6.6	1433^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.2%		6.6	1425^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	11.5	9.6	8.3	8.7	18.1	5.6	10.5	15.4	14.3	8.4	17.4	27.2	16.7	16.4	$76,228	$59,635	$16,593
Barry Community John School	Public	PK, KG-8	5900 Race St.	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7640	467	39	11.8	109.9%	1 (0.2%)	431 (92.3%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	5.4	1466^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.0%		4.3	1490^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.4%	24	6.7	5.9	1.7	0.0	8.8	2.4	4.0	22.2	5.7	6.8	21.1	15.6	14.7	14.0	$20,675	$5,215	$15,460

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Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey?

Students at Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey are 97% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey

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In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey.

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