Mission

“Giving meaning to the lives of our children in the present while preparing them to become active citizens in a democratic society, the Folk Arts – Cultural Treasures Charter School (FACTS) will provide children with an exemplary education that utilizes traditional arts and cultures found within their own and neighboring communities as the catalyst for critical inquiry and community engagement. FACTS will provide children with an education that has high academic standards, is truly community based, incorporates and respects the lives of students and their families, engages students in understanding their own cultures and communities, and engages students in understanding their role as active participants in working for a just society. FACTS is a kindergarten through eighth grade elementary school that serves students of diverse racial, ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds from the City of Philadelphia.”

• Enrollment Application

  This school is not an Apply Philly Charter participant. Please visit the school’s website to learn more about their application process

• City-Wide Enrollment

  Enrollment TypeSchool enrolls from across Philadelphia

• February 2, 2024

  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.
  2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
• 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.
  FY22 | 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. 
  Link

Timeline

• 1

  2005

  Initial Charter

• 2

  2010

  Charter Renewed

• 3

  2015

  Charter Renewed

• 4

  2016

  Charter Amended: Enrollment Increase

• 5

  2017

  Charter Amended: Enrollment Increase, New Programming

• 6

  2019

  Charter Renewed