Khepera Charter School
144 West Carpenter Ln
Philadelphia PA, 19119, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-843-1700
Ranking: (1,960 out of 2,311, bottom 15%)*
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: | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 453 | 455 | 448 | 425 | 384 | 335 | 273 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 45 | 9.9% | 50 | 11.0% | 44 | 9.8% | 44 | 10.4% | 46 | 12.0% | 40 | 11.9% | 20 | 7.3% |
Grade 1: | 50 | 11.0% | 54 | 11.9% | 52 | 11.6% | 52 | 12.2% | 49 | 12.8% | 40 | 11.9% | 37 | 13.6% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 11.7% | 50 | 11.0% | 54 | 12.1% | 52 | 12.2% | 46 | 12.0% | 51 | 15.2% | 47 | 17.2% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 11.7% | 54 | 11.9% | 52 | 11.6% | 53 | 12.5% | 48 | 12.5% | 51 | 15.2% | 45 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 11.5% | 51 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.6% | 53 | 12.5% | 48 | 12.5% | 49 | 14.6% | 33 | 12.1% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 11.3% | 51 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.6% | 53 | 12.5% | 51 | 13.3% | 32 | 9.6% | 26 | 9.5% |
Grade 6: | 54 | 11.9% | 48 | 10.5% | 50 | 11.2% | 50 | 11.8% | 47 | 12.2% | 27 | 8.1% | 24 | 8.8% |
Grade 7: | 45 | 9.9% | 50 | 11.0% | 50 | 11.2% | 43 | 10.1% | 25 | 6.5% | 23 | 6.9% | 22 | 8.1% |
Grade 8: | 50 | 11.0% | 47 | 10.3% | 42 | 9.4% | 25 | 5.9% | 24 | 6.3% | 22 | 6.6% | 19 | 7.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 215 | 47.5% | 203 | 44.6% | 205 | 45.8% | 207 | 48.7% | 184 | 47.9% | 158 | 47.2% | 133 | 48.7% |
Female: | 238 | 52.5% | 252 | 55.4% | 243 | 54.2% | 218 | 51.3% | 192 | 50.0% | 169 | 50.4% | 136 | 49.8% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
Black: | 449 | 99.1% | 443 | 97.4% | 444 | 99.1% | 419 | 98.6% | 383 | 99.7% | 334 | 99.7% | 272 | 99.6% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 343 | 75.7% | 333 | 73.2% | 349 | 77.9% | 323 | 76.0% | 329 | 85.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.7% | 27 | 5.9% | 37 | 8.3% | 53 | 12.5% | 43 | 11.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.42 | 18.20 | 17.23 | 17.00 | 18.29 | 17.30 | 18.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.1% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 80% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.3% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | N/A | 82.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 73.3% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | N/A | 76% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | N/A | 76.4% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Khepera Charter School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.