The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Summary:

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA, with 985 students. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance is particularly concerning, with significantly lower test scores compared to state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 3.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 40.4%. The school's performance is also low for certain student subgroups, ranking 1426 out of 1488 PA elementary schools for female students and 1475 out of 1495 for male students. Additionally, the school has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.8% to 1.6%.

Interestingly, the The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR district, which the school is a part of, is ranked 591 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0 out of 5 star rating. In comparison, the nearby Northwood Academy Charter School, just 0.51 miles away, outperforms the subject school across all grade levels and subjects. Despite the low performance, the school has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $15,311 in 2018-2019 to $19,958 in 2021-2022.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 1197 Haworth Street
       Philadelphia, PA  19124


(215) 537-2520

District: The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR

SchoolDigger Rank:
1491st of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,958 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  908

Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.8%
Hispanic:
41.9%
Two or more races:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.4% Help


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Compare Details The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds ranks worse than 97.7% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.18. (See more...)
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Compare Details The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds ranks worse than 91.5% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.45. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (46.8%), Hispanic (41.9%), two or more races (8.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds is 13.3. (See more...)
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Compare The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds employs 68 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds is $19,958.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds:

SchoolDigger ranks The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds 1491st of 1526 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds 815th of 891 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds in the ranking list.)

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The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR:

SchoolDigger ranks The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR 591st of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

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Rank History for all elementary school students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 8.86 1316th 1474 10.7%
2016 7.65 1414th 1554 9.0%
2017 7.60 1397th 1547 9.7%
2018 7.21 1396th 1530 8.8%
2019 6.88 1407th 1544 8.9%
2021 5.15 1363rd 1433 4.9%
2022 5.19 1467th 1534 4.4%
2023 5.35 1463rd 1534 4.6%
2024 4.18 1491st 1526 2.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 6.53 115th 117 1.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.58 1350th 1414 4.5%
2024 6.07 1394th 1432 2.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 5.08 1426th 1488 4.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.38 953rd 1043 8.6%
2024 13.84 1011th 1084 6.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 3.82 1475th 1495 1.3%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.25 348th 437 20.4%
2024 20.23 391st 437 10.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.20 394th 432 8.8%
2024 13.07 425th 454 6.4%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

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Rank History for all middle school students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 10.40 728th 835 12.8%
2016 14.60 716th 870 17.7%
2017 13.45 730th 877 16.8%
2018 9.11 770th 861 10.6%
2019 6.71 818th 891 8.2%
2021 8.92 730th 797 8.4%
2022 9.16 804th 883 8.9%
2023 9.27 808th 893 9.5%
2024 8.45 815th 891 8.5%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 10.05 177th 187 5.3%
2024 5.67 197th 199 1.0%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.19 75th 143 47.6%
2024 26.44 125th 150 16.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 10.93 809th 874 7.4%
2024 11.11 802nd 877 8.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 8.36 791st 860 8.0%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.51 604th 660 8.5%
2024 24.60 538th 672 19.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 8.77 811th 870 6.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.20 304th 421 27.8%
2024 27.71 301st 408 26.2%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.75 303rd 362 16.3%
2024 17.15 322nd 362 11.0%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2013 49 610 202 16 0 0 0 0 877
2014 51 661 2 255 0 1 17 0 987
2015 50 619 7 256 0 1 25 0 958
2016 56 612 5 257 0 1 57 0 988
2017 49 606 4 240 1 0 62 0 962
2018 37 586 11 299 0 3 76 0 1012
2019 27 545 4 344 0 3 82 0 1005
2020 25 521 5 348 0 3 98 0 1000
2021 24 531 8 353 0 3 87 0 1006
2022 22 503 8 352 0 4 83 0 972
2023 23 478 9 384 0 4 87 0 985
2024 15 425 5 380 1 3 79 0 908

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 877 50.0 17.5 99.7
2014 987 65.0 15.1 85.3
2015 958 64.0 14.9 71.6
2016 988 64.0 15.4 85.1
2017 962 58.0 16.5 98.8
2018 1012 63.0 16.0 72.6
2019 1005 64.0 15.7 77.6
2020 1000 71.0 14.0 76.9
2021 1006 80.0 12.5 75
2022 972 80.0 12.1 81.4
2023 985 71.0 13.8 86.5
2024 908 68.0 13.3 92.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 877 50.0 17.5 99.7
2014 987 65.0 15.1 85.3
2015 958 64.0 14.9 71.6
2016 988 64.0 15.4 85.1
2017 962 58.0 16.5 98.8
2018 1012 63.0 16.0 72.6
2019 1005 64.0 15.7 77.6
2020 1000 71.0 14.0 76.9
2021 1006 80.0 12.5 75
2022 972 80.0 12.1 81.4
2023 985 71.0 13.8 86.5
2024 908 68.0 13.3 92.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,373 (9.0%) $13,938 (91.0%) $15,311
2020 $1,347 (8.5%) $14,456 (91.5%) $15,803
2021 $1,990 (11.4%) $15,481 (88.6%) $17,470
2022 $4,164 (20.9%) $15,794 (79.1%) $19,958

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1407th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 1463rd of 1534 Elementary schools
 4.2%
Ranks 818th of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 808th of 893 Middle schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)10.45.9
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)20.116.6
 3.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)10.72.8
 7.9%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)46.837.4
 9.4%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)35.115.4
 19.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)200
 20%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)27.212.4
 14.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)4.64.5
 0.1%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)23.926.1
 2.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)1.82.9
 1.1%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)28.421
 7.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)40
 4%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)16.920.8
 3.9%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)20.825.8
 5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)8.72.7
 6%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)32.529.1
 3.4%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds)2619.8
 6.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1005985
 2%
African American545478
 12.3%
American Indian00
Asian49
 125%
Hispanic344384
 11.6%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White2723
 14.8%
Two or More Races8287
 6.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.6%86.5%
 8.9%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 908 students attended The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds.

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds are 47% African American, 42% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% White.


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