Summary:
Amber Charter School East Harlem is the sole elementary school located in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has faced some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating and its academic performance on state assessments showing mixed results.
While Amber Charter School East Harlem's performance on English Language Arts (ELA) assessments has been above the state average for grades 4-6 in 2024-2025, its Math proficiency rates have been below the state average across all grades. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate has also been below the state average in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may need to focus on improving its Math and Science instruction to better support student learning in these critical subject areas.
Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $21,810, the academic outcomes have not been consistently strong, suggesting that the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and spending priorities to better address the needs of its high-poverty student population.
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