Summary:
River City Scholars Charter Academy is the sole elementary school in the data set, serving grades K-8 with an enrollment of 293 students in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged.
River City Scholars Charter Academy's test scores on the M-Step and PSAT assessments are well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.75% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%, and just 9.09% of 4th graders were proficient in Math, compared to the state average of 39.4%. The school's 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts proficiency rate was 34.6%, significantly lower than the state average of 65.3%.
Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $22,373 and a lower-than-average student-teacher ratio of 10.8, the data suggests that River City Scholars Charter Academy is struggling to effectively allocate and utilize its resources to support student learning. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year is also significantly higher than the state average, further contributing to the challenges faced by the school and its students.
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