Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School
Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School
About This School
Preschool | Grades K-8 | Philadelphia Harambee Inst CS
Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School is located in Philadelphia, PA and is in Philadelphia Harambee Inst Cs School District. It is a charter school that serves 453 students in grades K-8.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School did not make AYP in 2012. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Pennsylvania in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School's students and teachers. more
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School did not make AYP in 2012. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Pennsylvania in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School's students and teachers. more
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Danielle Gaines: My daughter (Kaylah Livingston) has attended this school for six years and I now have her two siblings attending and I love it!! There has been some challenges when the CEO John Skief passed however, there back on target and making learning an awesome experience!!!!! (KUDOS)
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This is one of the worst schools in the city of Philadelphia. The teachers are not held accountable for their actions. My child attended and was harassed by a teacher to the point where she no longer wanted to go to school and I was forced to sign a "voluntary transfer" or she would be expelled. Children have attitudes every day for one reason or another but when adults are incapable of remembering that they were once children they, at that point, need to take a seat. The untimely death of Baba John Skief brought this school's morals and principles to a screeching halt. I wanted my child there to experience being with people who looked like her, who were in leadership roles, and they turned their back on her. She is thriving now but a word to the wise: if your child attends this school and is complaining it's definitely worth looking into.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 453
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Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School had 28% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Pennsylvania had 38% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
Black
100%
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Philadelphia Harambee Inst CS District Spending
$10,346Per Pupil
The Philadelphia Harambee Inst CS spends $10,346 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 60% on instruction, 40% on support services, 0% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Philadelphia Harambee Inst CS District
19:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Philadelphia Harambee Inst Charter School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the PSSA
What is it?
The PSSA is an annual test used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The PSSA also evaluated how well school programs enable students to master the standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing.
How is it Scored?
Students are rated at one of four levels: below basic, basic, proficient and advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
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TestRating
3 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Pennsylvania, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 PSSA Results for all subjects tested.
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