For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 368 students in Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Charter School in Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 3% (versus the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 15%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 69% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
174 Schools
# Students
368 Students
162,901 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
11,203 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#635 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
57%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
538 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
13 Students
4,589 Students
% Asian Students
3%
3%
# Hispanic Students
12 Students
32,868 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
20%
# Black Students
337 Students
64,316 Students
% Black Students
92%
39%
# White Students
2 Students
51,653 Students
% White Students
1%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
213 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
9,444 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
69
# Students in K Grade:
-
10,500
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
11,180
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
11,555
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
11,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
11,764
# Students in 5th Grade:
54
12,115
# Students in 6th Grade:
100
12,972
# Students in 7th Grade:
90
13,816
# Students in 8th Grade:
124
14,256
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
15,503
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
13,596
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12,101
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
11,990
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,595 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,707 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,595
$23,696
Spending / Student
$18,707
$23,119
Best Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2601 S 58th St
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 878-1544
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 878-1544
Grades: 5-9
| 368 students
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