Summary:
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-8 in the Penn Hills area, with 498 students enrolled. While the school has a high per-student spending of $17,971 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, its academic performance is notably below the state average, particularly in math and science proficiency.
The school's statewide ranking falls between 1008-1135 out of 1511-1526 Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its math proficiency rates range from 11.6% to 51.5% across different grade levels, while its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are closer to the state average, ranging from 30.9% to 55.8%. The school's science proficiency rate of 48.4% is also below the state's 65.8%. Additionally, the school's dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 1.4%.
Despite the high per-student spending and small class sizes, the data suggests that Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship is an underperforming school, particularly in math and science. The school's demographics, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicate a high-need student population, which may present unique challenges and require targeted support and resources to improve academic outcomes.
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