High Schools in Freire Charter School

Freire Charter School is the sole high school located in the Freire Charter School district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This public charter school serves grades 5-12 and has a total enrollment of 934 students.

Freire Charter School has consistently struggled with academic performance, with proficiency rates on PSSA and Keystone Exams well below the state averages across most subject areas and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 2% to 51.2%, compared to the state averages of 28.6% to 65.8%. Despite these low academic outcomes, the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 492 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 526 out of 686 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Freire Charter School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.9 compared to the state average, and per-student spending of $18,243 for the 2021-2022 school year, these factors do not appear to be translating into improved academic performance. The school's consistently low proficiency rates and overall low ranking suggest that it may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and further examination of the school's instructional practices, curriculum, and resource allocation may be necessary to identify areas for improvement.