Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School
4256 Paul St
Philadelphia PA, 19124, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-288-2001
Ranking: 
(2,143 out of 2,311, bottom 7%)*
(2,143 out of 2,311, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 35 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 15 | |||||
| Total Students: | 645 | 591 | 481 | 400 | 293 | |||||
| Kindergarten: | 43 | 6.7% | 49 | 8.3% | 45 | 9.4% | 45 | 11.3% | 28 | 9.6% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 8.5% | 47 | 8.0% | 50 | 10.4% | 45 | 11.3% | 53 | 18.1% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 7.6% | 57 | 9.6% | 48 | 10.0% | 49 | 12.3% | 53 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 8.4% | 46 | 7.8% | 47 | 9.8% | 56 | 14.0% | 54 | 18.4% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 7.6% | 54 | 9.1% | 51 | 10.6% | 56 | 14.0% | 54 | 18.4% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 8.4% | 50 | 8.5% | 49 | 10.2% | 50 | 12.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 53 | 8.2% | 51 | 8.6% | 49 | 10.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 51 | 7.9% | 52 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 48 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 48 | 7.4% | 52 | 8.8% | 48 | 10.0% | 50 | 12.5% | 51 | 17.4% |
| Grade 10: | 45 | 7.0% | 47 | 8.0% | 49 | 10.2% | 49 | 12.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 47 | 7.3% | 47 | 8.0% | 45 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 49 | 7.6% | 39 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 333 | 51.6% | 304 | 51.4% | 244 | 50.7% | 213 | 53.3% | 158 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 312 | 48.4% | 287 | 48.6% | 237 | 49.3% | 187 | 46.8% | 127 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 3.7% | 31 | 5.2% | 34 | 7.1% | 30 | 7.5% | 27 | 9.2% |
| Black: | 619 | 96.0% | 557 | 94.2% | 445 | 92.5% | 369 | 92.3% | 266 | 90.8% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 466 | 72.2% | 418 | 70.7% | 330 | 68.6% | 233 | 58.3% | 201 | 68.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 2.9% | 23 | 3.9% | 29 | 6.0% | 83 | 20.8% | 23 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.43 | 19.06 | 19.24 | 14.29 | 19.53 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | N/A | 60% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | N/A | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5% | N/A | 41.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | N/A | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | N/A | 80% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.3% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 74.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | N/A | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | N/A | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | N/A | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 82.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | N/A | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | N/A | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | N/A | 65% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | N/A | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | N/A | 64.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | N/A | 68.5% |
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* Sankofa Freedom 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.