Tacony Academy Charter School
1300 Rhawn St
Philadelphia PA, 19111, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-742-5100
Ranking: 
(2,128 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*
(2,128 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*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: | 59 | 45 | 41 | 29 | 17 | |||||
| Total Students: | 1,091 | 873 | 740 | 561 | 383 | |||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 6.3% | 75 | 8.6% | 75 | 10.1% | 69 | 12.3% | 74 | 19.3% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 7.1% | 72 | 8.2% | 76 | 10.3% | 79 | 14.1% | 81 | 21.1% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 7.1% | 78 | 8.9% | 78 | 10.5% | 76 | 13.5% | 77 | 20.1% |
| Grade 3: | 78 | 7.1% | 72 | 8.2% | 77 | 10.4% | 81 | 14.4% | 76 | 19.8% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 7.1% | 76 | 8.7% | 76 | 10.3% | 79 | 14.1% | 75 | 19.6% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 7.1% | 73 | 8.4% | 75 | 10.1% | 76 | 13.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 77 | 7.1% | 75 | 8.6% | 77 | 10.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 78 | 7.1% | 71 | 8.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 73 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 115 | 10.5% | 91 | 10.4% | 100 | 13.5% | 101 | 18.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 103 | 9.4% | 96 | 11.0% | 105 | 14.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 99 | 9.1% | 94 | 10.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 90 | 8.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 549 | 50.3% | 440 | 50.4% | 381 | 51.5% | 309 | 55.1% | 197 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 542 | 49.7% | 433 | 49.6% | 359 | 48.5% | 252 | 44.9% | 133 | 34.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 26 | 2.4% | 17 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 249 | 22.8% | 195 | 22.3% | 170 | 23.0% | 148 | 26.4% | 83 | 21.7% |
| Black: | 377 | 34.6% | 289 | 33.1% | 244 | 33.0% | 188 | 33.5% | 130 | 33.9% |
| White: | 374 | 34.3% | 324 | 37.1% | 281 | 38.0% | 199 | 35.5% | 122 | 31.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 64 | 5.9% | 47 | 5.4% | 32 | 4.3% | 21 | 3.7% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 577 | 52.9% | 377 | 43.2% | 408 | 55.1% | 249 | 44.4% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 6.6% | 102 | 11.7% | 115 | 15.5% | 69 | 12.3% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.62 | 19.40 | 18.27 | 19.34 | 22.53 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | N/A | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | N/A | 80% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | N/A | 74.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | N/A | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | N/A | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | N/A | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | N/A | 82.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | N/A | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | N/A | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | N/A | 65% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | N/A | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | N/A | 64.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | N/A | 68.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Tacony 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.