Summary:
Saginaw Preparatory Academy is the sole elementary school in the data set, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 328 students. Despite spending more per student than the state average, this public magnet charter school in Saginaw, Michigan, has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools in recent years, indicating a persistent struggle to provide quality education to its students.
The school's academic performance is significantly below state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is much higher than the state average. These challenges may be exacerbated by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (97.26%), suggesting a high-poverty student population.
Despite the school's higher spending per student, the data suggests that Saginaw Preparatory Academy is not effectively addressing the needs of its students to improve academic outcomes. The consistently low performance and significant achievement gaps compared to state averages raise concerns about the school's ability to provide a quality education to the students it serves within the Saginaw Preparatory Academy district.
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