Summary:
Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary is the sole public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary District in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a total enrollment of 755 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past three years, indicating persistent struggles to provide quality education to its students.
The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science all falling well below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, math proficiency ranged from 13.1% to 20%, while ELA proficiency ranged from 21.6% to 41.8% across different grade levels. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rate of 31.3% in 2023-2024 was less than half the state average of 65.8%. These low test scores suggest that students at Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary are not receiving the necessary support and resources to achieve academic success.
Further compounding the challenges faced by the school is the fact that 100% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a highly disadvantaged population. Despite the school's low performance, it spends a relatively high amount per student ($17,837) compared to the state average, raising questions about the efficient allocation of resources and the need for a more targeted approach to address the school's specific challenges. Overall, the data suggests that Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary is a struggling school that requires significant intervention and support to improve educational outcomes for its students.
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