Summary:
The data set provided information about a single high school, University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) High School, located in Detroit, Michigan. This public magnet charter school serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 432 students.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-to-teacher ratio, University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) High School is underperforming academically compared to the state average. The school has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, ranking 642 out of 739 Michigan high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Its 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 82.8%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 7.6%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 29.5%, significantly higher than the state average.
The school's proficiency rates on the M-Step and SAT assessments for 11th-grade students in the 2024-2025 and 2023-2024 school years were significantly lower than the state averages across all subject areas (Science, Social Studies, Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and Mathematics). This suggests that the school may be struggling to provide a high-quality education and prepare students for academic success. The school's high percentage of students (78.24%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the student population faces significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance and higher dropout and chronic absenteeism rates.
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