Summary:
Kuumba Academy Charter School is the sole school in the data set, serving grades K-8 in Wilmington, Delaware. The school is part of the Kuumba Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 27th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Kuumba Academy Charter School has consistently low rankings among Delaware elementary schools, ranking 83rd out of 109 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, 90th out of 106 schools in 2023-2024, and 94th out of 103 schools in 2022-2023. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Kuumba Academy Charter School's test scores are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.22% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 38.72%. In math, only 17.46% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 42.17%. Despite spending $14,625 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains poor, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.
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