Summary:
Pan American Academy Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Pan American Academy Charter School district. With an enrollment of 751 students, the school is struggling academically, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 3 years and earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, the school is significantly underperforming the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, math proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 11.8%, compared to the state average of 30.5% to 53.5%. Similarly, ELA proficiency rates ranged from 7.2% to 26.8%, far below the state average of 44.7% to 49.3%. The school also has a high dropout rate of 1.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating challenges in student engagement and support.
Despite relatively high per-student spending of $20,441 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.9, the academic outcomes at Pan American Academy Charter School remain poor. With 99.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, which may be a contributing factor to its underperformance. Addressing the root causes of the school's struggles will be crucial to improving educational outcomes for its students.
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