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West Oak Lane Charter School

7115 Stenton Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19138

Tel: (215)927-7995

Grades: KG-8 | 735 students

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West Oak Lane Charter School serves 735 students in grades KG-8.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the PA state average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body.
West Oak Lane Charter School is one of 231 public elementary schools within Philadelphia, and operates within the West Oak Lane Charter School District.

The nearest elementary school is Day Anna B School (0.3 miles away), the nearest middle school is Hill J E/freedman Samson Middle School (0.1 miles away), and the nearest high school is King Martin Luther High School (0.1 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, PA Dept. of Educ.	West Oak Lane Charter School
School Type	Charter School
Grades Offered	Grades KG-8
Total Students	735 students

% Male / % Female	55% / 45%
Total Classroom Teachers	47 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(PA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	14:1

	This School	(PA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%

% Hispanic	n/a	8%

% Black	100%	16%

% White	n/a	71%

Unknown	n/a	2%

	This School	(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	44%	33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	6%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	West Oak Lane Charter School District
	This School's Agency	(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	1	3
Number of Students Managed	733 students	1,682 students

District Total Revenue	$8,005,000	$20,984,000

District Expenditure	$7,496,000	$20,089,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,921	$12,476

District Expenditure / Student	$10,226	$11,944

Nearby Schools:

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West Oak Lane Charter School
Grades: KG-8 | 0 mi. away

King Martin Luther High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.1 mi. away

Hill J E/freedman Samson Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.1 mi. away

Day Anna B School
Grades: PK-8 | 0.3 mi. away

Hope Charter School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.4 mi. away

Pennypacker Samuel School
Grades: PK-6 | 0.5 mi. away

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