Northwood Academy Charter School

Northwood Academy Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Northwood Academy Charter School district located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a total enrollment of 705 students, the school is performing significantly below average compared to other elementary schools in the state, ranking 1312 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

The school's proficiency rates on the PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests are alarmingly low, with only 8.9% of students proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 41.7%. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are also below state averages, the gap is not as wide as in Math. Additionally, the school's dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 1.4%, and 100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The data suggests that Northwood Academy Charter School is struggling to improve student outcomes, particularly in mathematics, and faces significant challenges related to the socioeconomic status of its student body. The school's relatively high spending per student ($18,284) and student-teacher ratio of 18.5 to 1 may indicate that the school is facing funding challenges or that the student population requires more resources to support their educational needs. Overall, the persistent nature of the school's underperformance suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's challenges.