Deep Roots Charter School

Deep Roots Charter School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving grades K-7 with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the Deep Roots Charter School District, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Deep Roots Charter School significantly underperforms the state averages in both math and English language arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.2% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. In ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 17.7%, compared to the state's 48.5%. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with rankings for African American, Hispanic, low-socioeconomic, and disabled student subgroups all in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Despite relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $14,900 to $21,331 over the past few years, Deep Roots Charter School is not achieving strong academic results.

Interestingly, the nearby public schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Sheridan School, Hopkinson Francis School, and Elkin Lewis School, also struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. However, these schools generally outperform Deep Roots Charter School across most metrics. Despite the challenges faced by schools in the area, Deep Roots Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for the past several years, with little to no improvement in its academic performance or student outcomes.