Summary:
Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a total enrollment of 598 students, the school faces significant challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low academic performance and high poverty levels among its student population.
The school's PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores are consistently and significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, including Math, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from just 1.5% (7th grade) to 15.1% (3rd grade), compared to the state average of 30.5% to 53.5%. Similarly, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 9.3% (3rd grade) to 31.5% (8th grade), well below the state average of 48.3% to 49.3%. The school's Science proficiency rates in 2023-2024 were also significantly lower than the state average.
Compounding the academic challenges, Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey serves a student population with very high poverty levels, as evidenced by the extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 100.17% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $19,569, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 22.1 to 1. These resource constraints may be contributing factors to the school's low academic performance, suggesting a potential need for targeted intervention and support to improve student outcomes.
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