Sankofa Academy Charter School
446 West Gay St
West Chester PA, 19380, Chester County
Phone: 610-696-0333
Ranking: 
(2,287 out of 2,311, bottom 1%)*
(2,287 out of 2,311, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Total Students: | 49 | 59 | 46 | 67 | 47 | 37 | 51 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 5.1% | 1 | 2.2% | 7 | 10.4% | 2 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 11.8% |
| Grade 6: | 3 | 6.1% | 7 | 11.9% | 2 | 4.3% | 4 | 6.0% | 2 | 4.3% | 4 | 10.8% | 13 | 25.5% |
| Grade 7: | 8 | 16.3% | 8 | 13.6% | 7 | 15.2% | 3 | 4.5% | 4 | 8.5% | 10 | 27.0% | 7 | 13.7% |
| Grade 8: | 8 | 16.3% | 9 | 15.3% | 3 | 6.5% | 8 | 11.9% | 10 | 21.3% | 8 | 21.6% | 12 | 23.5% |
| Grade 9: | 4 | 8.2% | 8 | 13.6% | 5 | 10.9% | 14 | 20.9% | 12 | 25.5% | 8 | 21.6% | 13 | 25.5% |
| Grade 10: | 9 | 18.4% | 10 | 16.9% | 13 | 28.3% | 13 | 19.4% | 7 | 14.9% | 7 | 18.9% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 6 | 12.2% | 10 | 16.9% | 13 | 28.3% | 6 | 9.0% | 10 | 21.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 11 | 22.4% | 4 | 6.8% | 2 | 4.3% | 12 | 17.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 21 | 42.9% | 35 | 59.3% | 29 | 63.0% | 36 | 53.7% | 17 | 36.2% | 15 | 40.5% | 26 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 28 | 57.1% | 24 | 40.7% | 17 | 37.0% | 31 | 46.3% | 22 | 46.8% | 14 | 37.8% | 21 | 41.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 12.2% | 8 | 13.6% | 3 | 6.5% | 6 | 9.0% | 2 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 43 | 87.8% | 46 | 78.0% | 42 | 91.3% | 61 | 91.0% | 45 | 95.7% | 37 | 100.0% | 51 | 100.0% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 6.8% | 1 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 91.8% | 53 | 89.8% | 42 | 91.3% | 47 | 70.1% | 30 | 63.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 6.0% | 3 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11.50 | 16.75 | 11.75 | 9.30 | 12.80 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 59.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 67.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 64.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 72.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 78% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 66.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 68.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 73.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | N/A | 70.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 75.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | N/A | 78.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | N/A | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | N/A | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 75.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Sankofa Academy 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.