Mission

“Independence Charter School West is a community-based public charter school of academic excellence, located in Southwest Philadelphia and serving a diverse community of learners. Independence Charter School West provides an intellectually-stimulating curriculum with a global focus designed to develop independent, thoughtful global citizens. We emphasize second language acquisition and integrate arts, ideas, and histories from around the world.”

  • Apply Philly Charter Participant

    This school accepts applications through Apply Philly Charter only

  • City-Wide Enrollment

    School enrolls from across Philadelphia

  • January 21, 2025

    Application Deadline

  • K-8

    Grades Served

Reports

  • Annual Charter Evaluation (ACE)
    Developed annually by the Charter Schools Office (CSO) for all Philadelphia brick-and-mortar charter schools (except those up for renewal), these reports provide information on three main areas of charter school performance: academic success, organizational compliance and viability, and financial health and sustainability.
    2023 (Renewal) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 (Renewal)2017
  • Annual Independent Financial Audits
    Financial audits are produced annually by independent auditors for all charter schools in Pennsylvania. All charter schools are required to have an independent financial audit completed every year. Charter school fiscal years (FY) span from July 1 to June 30th. For example, FY20 is July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
    FY23 | Click here to access reports from prior years
  • Future Ready PA Index
    Developed annually by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), these reports provide an overview of student academic performance in every Pennsylvania public school, including traditional District schools, charter schools, cyber charter schools, and career and technology centers. 
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Timeline

  • 2016

    Initial Charter

  • 2019

    Charter Renewed

  • 2024

    Renewal Recommended