Pan American Academy Charter School

ADDRESS: 2830 North American Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19133

PHONE: (215) 425-1212 SCHOOL TYPE: Public Charter Citywide GRADES: K-8 ENROLLMENT: 721

Fast Facts

Principal
Dr. Darcy Russotto
Phone Number
(215) 425-1212
Email
Website
Neighborhood
Fairhill
SEPTA Routes
MFL (Huntingdon), Bus (57)
Preschool/Daycare

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Application Deadline
2025-01-21
Tuition
Uniform
No Data Reported
Extended Day

Mission

Pan American Academy Charter School's mission is to prepare bilingual, internationally minded inquirers.

Points Of Pride

Pan American provides a high-quality dual language education to students in Eastern North Philadelphia. Pan American was the innovation of Congreso de Latinos Unidos (Congreso), a Philadelphia nonprofit that has received national recognition for effective, comprehensive services to the Latino community. Pan American has a unique educational model, combining best practices in instruction, teacher professional development, and support services to students and families. Pan American's four pillars are all aligned with the mission and educational programming. Those pillars are dual language instruction, the International Baccalaureate (IB), inclusive classrooms, and Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS). Pan American is an authorized IB World School offering the Primary Years Program (PYP) and the Middle Years Program (MYP).

Admissions Policy

Pan American Academy holds an annual student lottery in order to enroll new students. Interested families must submit an application through Apply Philly Charter by the deadline. If there are more applications than available seats, a lottery will be held.

Accreditations and Honors

2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 - Made AYP; 2012 - Authorized as an International Baccalaureate School for the Primary Years Programme; 2012 - Voted #3 Philly Top Workplaces for small businesses; 2012 - Reauthorized for five years by School District of Philadelphia

Hours of Operation

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Demographics

Grade Level	Enrollment
Kindergarten	103
1th Grade	99
2th Grade	90
3th Grade	84
4th Grade	86
5th Grade	73
6th Grade	71
7th Grade	52
8th Grade	63
Total	721

Race	Percentage
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0 %
Asian	0 %
Black	5.83 %
Hispanic (Any Race)	86.69 %
Multi-Racial/Other	6.8 %
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0 %
White	0.69 %

Low-Income
83.5%

English Learners
22.75%

Male	Female	Non-Binary
51.04%	48.96 %	%

Special Education
24.69%

Gifted Education
0%

Student Achievement

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Last Updated: 2019-10-24

Raw data measures student performance on standardized tests. Not all schools take the same standardized tests. Direct comparisons between different tests should not be made.

Course Offerings

AP Courses	Electives	Certificate Programs
	Our fifth graders participate in Dancing Classrooms Philly. They receive ten weeks of ballroom danci

CTE/Vocational Programs		Language Programs
		Spanish

Extracurricular Activities

Arts Programs	Sports Programs	Other Sports Programs
Ceramics;Choir;Dance Instructional;Instrumental;Theater;Visual	Basketball;Soccer;Tennis	We partner with Playworks which provides some sports activities for our students.

Other Activities

Family Engagement

Parent Involvement	Parent Programs	Other Parent Programs
	Parents Home and School Association

As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, we have adopted a school wide essential agreement built on the foundation of the IB Learner Profile.Our essential agreement defines the expectations for positive social interaction in our school. At Pan American, we say we C.A.R.E. This acronym helps us to organize the attributes of the Learner Profile into the following categories: Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful, and Engaged. The PBIS framework facilitates the achievement of this vision.

How is the rating for School Incidents calculated? This rating represents the reportable incident count per 100 students. Reported suspensions and expulsions are not factored into the rating for School Incidents. Learn more about GPS ratings methodology here.

Reported Incidents	Reported Suspensions	Reported Expulsions

This data reflects the total number of incidents, suspensions, and expulsions per 100 students reported by the school to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. To view a reportable incident report for a particular public school, see the Pennsylvania Safe Schools Reports. Data for private schools are derived from similar reports submitted directly to GreatPhillySchools.