Elementary · Pennsylvania

Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School

Charter

Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School, a public elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades k–8, 962 students, 15.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
962
Teachers (FTE)
61.0
Students per teacher
15.8
Grades
K–8
Elementary

More students per teacher than 89% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared

More students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 98% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared

Larger than 98% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

47%proficient

−3.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 49% · 1,523 elementary schools compared

628 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

30%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 52% · 1,523 elementary schools compared

629 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–8
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School.

Location

Address
4259 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137
Phone
(215)289-3389
City or town
Philadelphia

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bridesburg SchFree meals for all
K–852514.137%26%
Stearne Allen M SchFree meals for all
K–837211.113%5.1%
K–735435.418%7.2%
Marshall John SchFree meals for all
K–52509.616%9.0%
Sullivan James J SchFree meals for all
K–537314.715%16%
Webster SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–551012.622%18%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 420081706985