Notable Charter and Private Schools in Pennsylvania

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Pennsylvania. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Commonwealth Charter Academy CS — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Pennsylvania Cyber CS — Midland, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Reach Cyber CS — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Agora Cyber CS — King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Chester Community CS — Chester, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Insight PA Cyber CS — Exton, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Pennsylvania Leadership CS — West Chester, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Pennsylvania Virtual CS — King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Philadelphia Performing Arts CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Collegium CS — Exton, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Milton Hershey School — Hershey, Pennsylvania. Private school.
Avon Grove CS — West Grove, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
First Philadelphia Preparatory CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
MaST Community CS II — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Esperanza Academy CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Mariana Bracetti Academy CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
New Foundations CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
MAST Community CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Executive Education Academy CS — Allentown, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
School Lane CS — Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Franklin Towne CHS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Mastery CS - Thomas Campus — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
21st Century Cyber CS — West Chester, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Community Academy of Philadelphia CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS — Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
MaST Community CS III — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Mastery CS-Hardy Williams — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Mastery CS-Gratz Campus — Phialdelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Philadelphia Academy CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
La Salle College High School — Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. Private school.
Renaissance Academy CS — Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Tacony Academy CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Shady Side Academy — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Private school.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Private school.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-middle — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Private school.
Germantown Friends School — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Private school.
Environmental CS at Frick Park — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Esperanza Cyber CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Science — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
York Academy Regional CS — York, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Achievement House CS — Exton, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
West Oak Lane CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Wissahickon CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Mastery CS-Pickett Campus — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Freire CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Belmont CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Math Civics and Sciences CS — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Public charter school.
Bishop Shanahan High School — Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.