Summary:
The city of Upland, Pennsylvania has only one public elementary school, Main Street School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 302 students. The school is part of the Chester-Upland School District, which is ranked 589 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Main Street School is an underperforming school, with significantly lower academic proficiency rates in math, English Language Arts (ELA), and science compared to the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math proficiency rates ranged from 5.9% to 12.7% proficient or better, while the state average was 41.7% to 53.5%. Similarly, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 5.6% to 28.3% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44.7% to 48.6%. The school's science proficiency rate for 4th grade in 2023-2024 was also lower than the state average, at 60% compared to 77.1%.
Despite the high per-student spending of $52,817 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.6, Main Street School is still struggling to improve academic outcomes. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to address the underlying challenges faced by the school and its students, which are likely systemic issues within the Chester-Upland School District. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 99.67% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, raising concerns about educational equity and the need to ensure that all students have access to high-quality education.
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