For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 739 students in Lindley Academy CS At Birney School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Charter School in Lindley Academy CS At Birney School District have an average math proficiency score of 1% (versus the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 18%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 67% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
179 Schools
# Students
739 Students
162,339 Students
# Teachers
47 Teachers
10,536 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lindley Academy CS At Birney School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#644 out of 677 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤1%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
55%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.70
# American Indian Students
1 Student
458 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
9 Students
4,533 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
45 Students
30,195 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
19%
# Black Students
650 Students
64,679 Students
% Black Students
88%
40%
# White Students
4 Students
52,816 Students
% White Students
1%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
191 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
8,879 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
82
10,925
# Students in 1st Grade:
85
11,836
# Students in 2nd Grade:
63
12,134
# Students in 3rd Grade:
87
12,239
# Students in 4th Grade:
83
12,378
# Students in 5th Grade:
86
12,778
# Students in 6th Grade:
93
13,314
# Students in 7th Grade:
86
13,891
# Students in 8th Grade:
74
14,074
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
13,996
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
12,276
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
11,342
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
11,156
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,183 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,794 is less than the state median of $23,089. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,183
$23,665
Spending / Student
$16,794
$23,089
Best Lindley Academy CS At Birney School District Public Charter Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lindley Cs At Birney
Charter School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
900 West Lindley Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
(215) 456-3000
Philadelphia, PA 19141
(215) 456-3000
Grades: K-8
| 739 students
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