February 25, 2016
The Pennsylvania Department of Education released the 2015 data for the average SAT scores at high schools across the state earlier this month.
Among the 650 schools with scores published were 53 charter high schools. An additional 23 schools – several of them charter schools – were listed, but did not include average SAT scores.
The list below ranks the charter high schools' average 2015 SAT scores from top to bottom. Of the 53 schools on the list, 25 are located in Philadelphia. Seven of the institutions are described as cyber schools on the schools' websites. Those high schools are noted on the list.
A student's SAT score is a composite of three tests – reading, math and writing. On each of those three tests, students score between 200 and 800 points, for a maximum total score of 2400.
Rank | School Name | Location | Average Score | Statewide Rank |
1 | Avon Grove CS | West Grove | 1615 | 49 |
2 | Pennsylvania Leadership CS | West Chester (Cyber) | 1572 | 82 |
3 | Evergreen Community CS | Mountainhome | 1551 | 102 |
4 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts | Bethlehem | 1501 | 191 |
5 | MaST Community Charter School | Philadelphia | 1500 | 193 |
6 | 21st Century Cyber CS | Downingtown (Cyber) | 1499 | 195 |
7 | Renaissance Academy CS | Phoenixville | 1498 | 198 |
8 | Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS | Bethlehem | 1491 | 211 |
9 | Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School | Harrisburg | 1484 | 227 |
10 | Pennsylvania Cyber CS | Midland (Cyber) | 1483 | 232 |
11 | Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS | Midland | 1477 | 247 |
12 | Pennsylvania Virtual CS | King of Prussia (Cyber) | 1472 | 264 |
13 | Collegium CS | Exton | 1465 | 285 |
14 | Commonwealth Connections Academy CS | Harrisburg (Cyber) | 1443 | 340 |
15 | Philadelphia Academy CS | Philadelphia | 1355 | 496 |
16 | Tidioute Community CS | Tidioute | 1338 | 510 |
17 | Agora Cyber CS | King of Prussia (Cyber) | 1336 | 513 |
18 | Freire CS | Philadelphia | 1334 | 517 |
19 | New Foundations CS | Philadelphia | 1304 | 541 |
20 | Preparatory CS of Mathematics, Science, Tech, and Careers | Philadelphia | 1298 | 545 |
21 | Achievement House CS | Exton (Cyber) | 1278 | 552 |
22 | Boys Latin of Philadelphia CS | Philadelphia | 1229 | 564 |
23 | Multi-Cultural Academy CS | Philadelphia | 1223 | 565 |
24 | Roberto Clemente CS | Allentown | 1212 | 568 |
25 | Mastery CS-Pickett Campus | Philadelphia | 1206 | 571 |
26 | Propel CS-Braddock Hills | Pittsburgh | 1201 | 572 |
27 | Maritime Academy CS | Philadelphia | 1193 | 576 |
28 | Community Academy of Philadelphia CS (1) | Philadelphia | 1190 | 579 |
29 | Dr. Robert Ketterer CS, Inc. | Latrobe | 1184 | 582 |
30 | Charter High School for Architecture and Design | Philadelphia | 1159 | 587 |
31 | Urban Pathways 6-12 CS | Pittsburgh | 1150 | 589 |
32 | Keystone Education Center CS | Greenville | 1148 | 590 |
33 | Esperanza Academy Charter School | Philadelphia | 1134 | 593 |
34 | Eastern University Academy Charter School | Philadelphia | 1129 | 594 |
35 | Tacony Academy Charter School | Philadelphia | 1129 | 595 |
36 | Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus | Philadelphia | 1124 | 596 |
37 | Propel CS-Homestead | Homestead | 1123 | 597 |
38 | Medical Academy CS | Catasauqua | 1116 | 598 |
39 | Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School | Philadelphia | 1115 | 600 |
40 | World Communications CS | Philadelphia | 1099 | 603 |
41 | Mariana Bracetti Academy CS | Philadelphia | 1090 | 605 |
42 | Truebright Science Academy CS | Philadelphia | 1084 | 610 |
43 | Helen Thackston Charter School | Latrobe | 1082 | 612 |
44 | Math Civics and Sciences CS | Philadelphia | 1073 | 615 |
45 | New Media Technology CS | Philadelphia | 1066 | 619 |
46 | Olney Charter High School | Philadelphia | 1058 | 622 |
47 | Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partnership CS | Philadelphia | 1057 | 623 |
48 | I-LEAD Charter School | Reading | 1037 | 630 |
49 | Universal Audenried Charter School | Philadelphia | 1033 | 632 |
50 | Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School | Allentown | 1030 | 635 |
51 | Perseus House CS of Excellence | Erie | 1014 | 641 |
52 | Youth Build Phila CS | Philadelphia | 1001 | 644 |
53 | Academy CS | Pittsburgh | 993 | 645 |