Summary:
Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School is the only school in the data set, serving grades K-12 with an enrollment of 950 students. The school is part of the Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School District, which is ranked 729 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's performance is consistently below the state average across a range of metrics. Its 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% and dropout rate of 4.5% for the 2023-2024 school year are both worse than the state average. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism at 31.5%. On state assessments and Regents exams, the school's performance is generally poor, with particularly low proficiency rates in subjects like Chemistry (20%), Geometry (2.86%), and Living Environment (17.36%). However, the school does perform better than the state average on some Regents exams, such as Common Core Algebra II (58.49%) and Global History and Geography (60.45%).
The school serves a student population with a high level of economic disadvantage, with 86.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the higher-than-average per-student spending of $24,134 and a student-teacher ratio of 22:1, the school's academic performance remains poor, suggesting potential issues with resource allocation and utilization. To address these challenges, a comprehensive improvement plan may be necessary, focusing on improving instructional practices, providing targeted interventions, and addressing the broader systemic factors that may be contributing to the school's underperformance.
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