Summary:
Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary is the sole public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in this area, with a total enrollment of 648 students. Despite its high per-student spending, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools and has a 1-star rating, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.
Academically, the school struggles significantly, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts that are well below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 14.5% compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its overall ELA proficiency rate was 26.4% compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 4.6% in 7th grade to 25.4% in 3rd grade.
Despite the school's high-poverty student population, with 99.54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.2 to 1, the school's academic outcomes suggest that the funding and resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to support student learning. Further investigation into the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and school leadership would be necessary to identify the root causes of the school's underperformance and develop targeted strategies for improvement.
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