In 2011, the School Reform Commission, the precursor to the current school board, passed a resolution authorizing a new charter for WPACES at its 2006 cap of 400 students.

Dr. Stacy Gill-Phillips is the founder and CEO of the West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School. WPACES is a kindergarten through fifth grade charter school and has been in existence ...

The incident happened at West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School, at 6701 Callowhill Street, just before 9 a.m. Thursday. School officials say a teacher heard a pop, took the ...

An 8-year-old student brought the gun to school, WPACES said in a statement. The school was locked down for about 20 minutes after the shooting, police said. Classes continued for the rest of the ...

The decision arose from West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School, which has been battling the District’s efforts to limit its enrollment to 400 students since 2011. When renewing its ...

Nolley said she dropped him off at West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School around 8:40 a.m. on Monday. "When I dropped him off, he had to be buzzed in two doors.

Everyone else was notified once we had all the data to share," said Dr. Stacy Gill-Phillips, co-founder of WPACES. School leaders say the 8-year-old boy was frightened and escorted out of the ...