Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School
7101 Paschall Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19142, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-729-1939
Ranking: 
(2,215 out of 2,311, bottom 4%)*
(2,215 out of 2,311, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 489 | 470 | 411 | 348 | 306 | 244 | 220 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 11.5% | 53 | 11.3% | 52 | 12.7% | 51 | 14.7% | 53 | 17.3% | 51 | 20.9% | 57 | 25.9% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 11.5% | 55 | 11.7% | 49 | 11.9% | 53 | 15.2% | 51 | 16.7% | 53 | 21.7% | 56 | 25.5% |
| Grade 2: | 55 | 11.2% | 56 | 11.9% | 57 | 13.9% | 52 | 14.9% | 51 | 16.7% | 53 | 21.7% | 51 | 23.2% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 11.0% | 57 | 12.1% | 56 | 13.6% | 52 | 14.9% | 54 | 17.6% | 42 | 17.2% | 56 | 25.5% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 11.2% | 54 | 11.5% | 50 | 12.2% | 48 | 13.8% | 49 | 16.0% | 45 | 18.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 10.8% | 51 | 10.9% | 53 | 12.9% | 48 | 13.8% | 48 | 15.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 51 | 10.4% | 51 | 10.9% | 53 | 12.9% | 44 | 12.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 55 | 11.2% | 56 | 11.9% | 41 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 54 | 11.0% | 37 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 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: | 242 | 49.5% | 234 | 49.8% | 205 | 49.9% | 172 | 49.4% | 149 | 48.7% | 115 | 47.1% | 108 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 247 | 50.5% | 236 | 50.2% | 206 | 50.1% | 176 | 50.6% | 149 | 48.7% | 121 | 49.6% | 108 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 479 | 98.0% | 460 | 97.9% | 406 | 98.8% | 343 | 98.6% | 301 | 98.4% | 242 | 99.2% | 217 | 98.6% |
| White: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 342 | 69.9% | 337 | 71.7% | 295 | 71.8% | 194 | 55.7% | 150 | 49.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.0% | 16 | 3.4% | 25 | 6.1% | 10 | 2.9% | 17 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.38 | 18.80 | 17.87 | 18.32 | 16.11 | 14.40 | 21.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | N/A | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | N/A | 80% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | N/A | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.9% | N/A | 74.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | N/A | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | N/A | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | N/A | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | N/A | 82.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | N/A | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | N/A | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | N/A | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | N/A | 65% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | N/A | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | N/A | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | N/A | 64.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | N/A | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | N/A | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | N/A | 80.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | N/A | 76% |
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* Southwest Leadership 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.