Russell Byers Charter School
Grades: PK-8
Students: 686
Type: Charter
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 16:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 361:1
Certified Teachers: 87%
1911 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 972-1700
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
2/10
4/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness5/10
Community Reviews
The staff at this school especially the lower school are horrible!!! The current CEO is a joke. The Dean for grades 3-5 is rude and unfair. They care more about school attendance, than academic performance and school safety. They don’t acknowledge students who excel academically. The school counselo
Posted by a parent on 8/25/2025Our experience at Russell Byers Charter School has been deeply troubling. My children were not only mistreated, but when I raised concerns, including a serious incident involving a staff member, the administration failed to act with transparency or accountability.This school talks about equity and i
Posted by a parent on 4/22/2025This school care about attendance then performance. You will get awards for perfect attendance, and no award or recognition for good grades or honors.They have dean incentive trip to encourage attendance and behavior, however to attend the trip you can not have an excused or unexcused absence. They
Posted by a parent on 12/4/2024Staff favor students. Bullying is never handled. Learning environments are disruptive. Staff bully and mistreat children.
Posted by a community member on 10/12/2023I've always went to this school, and my experience has been overall good, but recently, the overall experience has gone downhill, as the lunch room was put under strict rules and is now often forced to stay silent, and entire grades often lose their recess for weeks for the actions of a few students
Posted by a student on 6/2/2023Nearby Schools
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Philadelphia schools - Russell Byers Charter School is located at 1911 Arch Street, Philadelphia PA 19103. Russell Byers Charter School is in the Russell Byers Cs. Russell Byers Charter School is a Charter school that serves grade levels PK-8.
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