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What do students at Renaissance Academy CS actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
1,199
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CS·NCES 420006700511
Renaissance Academy Charter School
413 Fairview Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 · (610) 983-4080 · Chester County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,199 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
108 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
475 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 87 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 18% larger than its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 27.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,199
+98 (+9%) vs 2020
+82% since 2000-01, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,199 | 107.8 | 11.1:1 | 40% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 1,164 | 100.8 | 11.6:1 | 41% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 1,097 | 97.4 | 11.3:1 | 35% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 1,101 | 93 | 11.8:1 | 29% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 86.9 | 12.2:1 | 19% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 1,060 | 86 | 12.3:1 | 21% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 942 | 71 | 13.3:1 | 26% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Renaissance Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,063 to 1,199); teachers up 24% (86.9 to 107.8).
About Renaissance Academy Charter School
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, is home to Renaissance Academy Charter School, a small combined-grade school. The school's enrollment of 1,199 students covers kindergarten through 12. Statewide, combined schools in Pennsylvania average about 1,819 students each.
Renaissance Academy Charter School falls under Renaissance Academy CS.
Enrollment at Renaissance Academy Charter School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 36%. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 10% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Chester County's population at about 77%. Renaissance Academy Charter School has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 107.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Renaissance Academy Charter School was 11.1:1. Among combined schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. Renaissance Academy Charter School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 40%. That is close to the 38% average for public schools in Chester County.
Renaissance Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 40.9%. Predicted: 60.6%. Difference: 19.8 points.
Across Chester County, median household income is about $127,208, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Renaissance Academy Charter School is among the 111 public schools in Chester County.
Nearby, Barkley Elementary School is about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Renaissance Academy Charter School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Renaissance Academy Charter School is run as a public charter school.
The number of students climbed from 1,101 to 1,199 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phoenixville
- Phoenixville Area High SchoolHigh · 1,194 students
- Phoenixville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Phoenixville Early Learning CenterElementary · 613 students
- Manavon Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- Schuylkill Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Barkley Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
Other Renaissance Academy Charter schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Renaissance Academy Charter. Renaissance Academy Charter School is the largest of the 3.
- Renaissance Academy Charter SchoolLaPorte, IN · 244 students
- RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLALBUQUERQUE, NM · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Barkley Elementary School1.0 mi · 281
- Phoenixville Area Middle School1.5 mi · 963
- Phoenixville Area High School1.5 mi · 1,194
- Phoenixville Early Learning Center1.6 mi · 613
- Manavon Elementary School1.6 mi · 497
- Chester County Technical College High School - Pickering1.9 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Renaissance Academy Charter SchoolHow large is Renaissance Academy Charter School?
Renaissance Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 1,199 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Renaissance Academy Charter School serve?
Renaissance Academy Charter School serves grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Renaissance Academy Charter School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Renaissance Academy Charter School.
How diverse is Renaissance Academy Charter School?
Renaissance Academy Charter School reports a student body of 36% White, 11% Hispanic, 30% Black, 10% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Renaissance Academy Charter School?
Renaissance Academy Charter School is overseen by Renaissance Academy CS in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.