Renaissance Academy Charter School

Specialties

Renaissance Academy is a tuition-​free, college-​prep, award-​winning, public Charter School in Phoenixville, PA for grades K-​12. Our mission is to prepare children for success as students, workers, and citizens by providing them with a high-​quality liberal arts, college preparatory education. For more information, visit www. rak12​.org.

History

Established in 1999.

Renaissance Academy is a Pennsylvania non-​profit corporation with the purpose of establishing and operating a non-​profit, non-​sectarian charter school in the Phoenixville Area School District in Phoenixville, PA. In 1999, a group of concerned, energized, local parents came together to draft a Charter Application, which was authorized by the Phoenixville School Board. The goals of the new charter school were to improve and to increase learning opportunities for all pupils; to encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; to provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities available; and to hold schools accountable for meeting measurable academic standards.

Renaissance Academy opened for the 2000 – 2001 academic school year with a kindergarten through eighth grade program. The school now serves grades K through 12, with over 1000 students from 20 different surrounding school districts.