Summary:
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is the sole public charter school serving grades K-8 in the Dayton area, with 203 students enrolled. Based on the available data, this school appears to be struggling academically, with consistently low rankings and test scores well below the state averages.
The Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown has ranked in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in Ohio for the past three years, indicating it is not a standout performer. The school's proficiency rates on state tests are alarmingly low, with only 10.8% of 8th-grade students proficient in math compared to the state average of 47.6%. Additionally, the school has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 53.2%, which likely contributes to the poor academic outcomes.
While the school's spending per student of $7,994 is slightly below the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1 is slightly higher, these factors alone do not fully explain the school's struggles. Significant interventions and support may be necessary to improve the educational experience for the students of Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown.
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