Renaissance Academy Charter School

Located at 413 Fairview Street, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Renaissance Academy Charter School is a low-enrollment all-grades campus that enrolls 1,199 students (grades K through 12), overseen by Renaissance Academy CS. Compared to the state average of about 1,819 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Renaissance Academy Charter School is a school of Renaissance Academy CS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Renaissance Academy Charter School records that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 30% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Renaissance Academy Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at Renaissance Academy Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Renaissance Academy Charter School is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 60.6%; Renaissance Academy Charter School posts 40.9%, -19.8 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Chester County) records that the typical household earns roughly $127,208 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Chester County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), of which Renaissance Academy Charter School is one.

Barkley El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Renaissance Academy Charter School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.3%.

Renaissance Academy Charter School operates from a residential location. Renaissance Academy Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Renaissance Academy Charter School has grew 13%, going from 1,063 students in 2018 to 1,199 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 64% to 36%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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