For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 588 students in Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
923 Schools
# Students
588 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Southwest Leadership Academy 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
#643 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
57%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
49 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
17%
# Black Students
523 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
89%
20%
# White Students
1 Student
316,870 Students
% White Students
n/a
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
63
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
60
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
73
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
66
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
62
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
78
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
78
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
52
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
56
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,968 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 31% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,935 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 31% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,968
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,935
$23,119
Best Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
7101 Paschall Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19142
(215) 729-1939
Philadelphia, PA 19142
(215) 729-1939
Grades: K-8
| 588 students
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