Summary:
Propel CS-Northside is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-8 in the area, with an enrollment of 350 students. Based on the available data, this school appears to be one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, ranking 1376 out of 1511 schools statewide for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 0-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates on the PSSA exams that are far below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.5% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. Additionally, the school had a 1.4% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than desirable.
Despite relatively low student-teacher ratios and high per-student spending of $21,456 in the 2022-2023 school year, Propel CS-Northside is struggling to provide an effective education for its students, 99.14% of whom received free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage. The data suggests the need for a deeper investigation into the factors contributing to the school's poor performance and the development of targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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