The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in Science. The lowest is 19% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on West Oak Lane Cs
West Oak Lane CS is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Philadelphia's Oak Lane neighborhood, along a corridor anchored by Stenton Avenue on the city's northeast side. The school enrolls a student body that is almost entirely Black, with substantially all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. All of the school's enrolled students meet that income threshold.
The school's state assessment results show proficiency rates well below the state standard. In the most recent math testing, about one in five students in grades three through eight met proficiency. In English language arts, proficiency stood at around one in three. Science results, measured two school years ago, showed proficiency at roughly one in three as well. These are low outcomes by any measure. A parent considering this school should ask directly about the school's academic support structures, recent instructional changes, and their plan to move these numbers. The school serves a high-poverty, predominantly single-race student population in a neighborhood where many families have limited options, so understanding what differentiates this school's approach and what progress, if any, it has made year to year would be essential.
The school carries no reported data on special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, chronic absenteeism, or disciplinary patterns. These gaps are common in school-level reporting, and parents may want to request this information directly from the school office.
Philadelphia itself is a large, historically rooted city organized around strong neighborhood identity, with a dense urban core in Center City and walkable residential corridors of rowhouses throughout. The city ranks among the most walkable in the country and is anchored by major employers in healthcare, higher education, financial services, and life sciences. Fairmount Park, the Free Library's 54 branches, and the SEPTA transit system shape daily life. The city is in moderate, uneven growth, with housing completions and population gains concentrated in Center City and greater downtown areas, while neighborhoods further out experience less development pressure. Housing values in the 19138 ZIP code where West Oak Lane sits are substantially below the state and national median, and rents have risen in recent years. The broader economic context includes a national unemployment rate near four percent and mortgage rates in the mid-sixes.
West Oak Lane CS operates as a single-school charter LEA, so it does not comprise a larger district with multiple schools or towns. No recent, lasting changes to the school's curriculum, governance, or operations were publicly documented. As a charter, the school does not levy property taxes and operates under a separate authorizing agreement.
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