Summary:
The city of Homestead, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Propel Cs-Homestead, an alternative school serving grades K-12, and Barrett Elementary School, a traditional public elementary school for grades K-4. While both schools serve high-poverty student populations, Barrett Elementary stands out as the stronger performer academically.
Barrett Elementary School outperforms the Steel Valley School District and the state of Pennsylvania in both math and English language arts proficiency rates across all grades. In 2024-2025, 16.9% of Barrett Elementary students were proficient or better in math, compared to 27.8% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In English language arts, 16.9% of Barrett Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 35.7% for the district and 48.5% for the state. In contrast, Propel Cs-Homestead has significantly lower test scores, with only 8.6% of students proficient or better in math and 19.9% in English language arts.
The higher per-student spending at Barrett Elementary School ($30,584) compared to Propel Cs-Homestead ($18,613) may be a factor in the school's better academic performance. Additionally, Barrett Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 8:1, compared to 10.4:1 at Propel Cs-Homestead. These differences in resources and staffing levels may contribute to the stark contrast in academic outcomes between the two schools.
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