Helen Thackston Charter School
625 East Philadelphia St
York PA, 17403, York County
Phone: 717-846-6160
Ranking: 
(2,203 out of 2,311, bottom 5%)*
(2,203 out of 2,311, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 34 | 31 | 27 | 16 | ||||
| Total Students: | 490 | 506 | 490 | 411 | 194 | |||||
| Grade 5: | 27 | 5.5% | 46 | 9.1% | 60 | 12.2% | 73 | 17.8% | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 64 | 13.1% | 116 | 22.9% | 117 | 23.9% | 117 | 28.5% | 130 | 67.0% |
| Grade 7: | 105 | 21.4% | 118 | 23.3% | 115 | 23.5% | 141 | 34.3% | 64 | 33.0% |
| Grade 8: | 94 | 19.2% | 115 | 22.7% | 137 | 28.0% | 80 | 19.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 9: | 78 | 15.9% | 111 | 21.9% | 61 | 12.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 84 | 17.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 38 | 7.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 253 | 51.6% | 255 | 50.4% | 229 | 46.7% | 198 | 48.2% | 98 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 237 | 48.4% | 251 | 49.6% | 261 | 53.3% | 213 | 51.8% | 88 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 236 | 48.2% | 245 | 48.4% | 217 | 44.3% | 184 | 44.8% | 94 | 48.5% |
| Black: | 197 | 40.2% | 210 | 41.5% | 217 | 44.3% | 183 | 44.5% | 78 | 40.2% |
| White: | 43 | 8.8% | 41 | 8.1% | 51 | 10.4% | 44 | 10.7% | 22 | 11.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 397 | 81.0% | 374 | 73.9% | 386 | 78.8% | 163 | 39.7% | 184 | 94.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.6% | 31 | 6.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 14.88 | 15.81 | 15.22 | 12.13 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | N/A | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | N/A | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | N/A | 65% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | N/A | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | N/A | 64.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | N/A | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | N/A | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | N/A | 68.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | N/A | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 80.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | N/A | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | N/A | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | N/A | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | N/A | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | N/A | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | N/A | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | N/A | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | N/A | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Helen Thackston Charter School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.