The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-8 in the The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR district. With 985 students, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years.

The school's academic performance is significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 3.9% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 40.4%, and the English Language Arts proficiency rate was 16.6%, compared to the state average of 53%. The school's dropout rate was 1.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, and 86.5% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the school's high spending of $19,958 per student in the 2021-2022 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 13.8 in the 2022-2023 school year, the The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds continues to struggle to provide its students with a quality education. Addressing the underlying issues and implementing effective strategies to improve academic achievement will be crucial for the school's future success.