Community Academy of Philadelphia CS (First Charter School in Phila)

1100 East Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124

"This school is okay I guess? First off the students are not really taught right to respect themselves or others, sure we have the random assembly for kindness and to respect others but besides that there is really nothing to teach kids how to respect each other, this results in fights arguments or weapons being brought to school (idk if this happened) everytime the bell rings the hallways get crowded and you cant even listen to the teacher because of the amount of screaming they do in the hallway, even if i were intrigued about a topic i wouldnt be able to hear it because of the loudness of the hallway"

"its pretty good. Sometimes the teachers give an attitude out of nowhere , but most of the time they don't as long as the students don't start something. It's staff also does kinda have their favorite people and other stuff. The school is very secure and don't try to sneak devices in (talking to you 6th graders and lower). Also, this is from a students personal view so don't criticize me if you disagree..."

"I graduated from this school when it was located on somerset.i use to the think it was all about favoritism .but it’s not.i was a kid who was just bitter for not getting pick for certain stuff .i realizes those kids who got picked for trips etc.they deserve it because they were driven.they wanted something an went for it.i just wish I realized sooner how awesome that school was when I was still going there.this school haves become even more great over the years.theres so much more opportunities for these kids to experience.my son goes here now.hes in elementary but I hope he’s smart enough to go after all the wonderful things community haves to offer as he gets into the older grades. Great school that I will always support and defend"

"I have gone to this school for only 2 years and at year 1 I already wanted to leave. The school does a good job at looking the part which is why parents want their kids to attend the school. The school is clean, and organized which is about the only thing parents see about the school. From a student's point of view, most teachers and staff are unreasonable and so are some of the rules of the school. some teachers are great and do their job at teaching the students in a hands on way, but most teacher's teaching methods are, questionable to put it nicely. Uniforms at this school look professional, but are expensive, pins are easily lost, and blazers give off a bad sent when exposed to humidity. To any parent thinking about registering their child into this school and is reading this, do not take the word of staff at this and or any school. Things look great on the surface but your child will be the one in the school 8 hours a day, so make sure to do research and maybe ask a few already attending students their views on the school."

"Ive been going to this school for 9 years... The only thing good about this school is how clean it is. Other than that . This school sucks. Has many fights. Rude teachers. How the grading works now is stupid. Its making all these kids go to summer school and repeat the grade just because they decided to make things harder for students to graduate or proceed to their next grade. The only reason why our parents are happy with this school is because it is a "safe school" but other than that they have no idea how it is to deal with all the dum decisions the school decide to make for us."