Summary:
The Aspire Richmond Technology Academy District consists of a single elementary public charter school, Aspire Richmond Technology Academy, which serves grades K-5 and has a total enrollment of 542 students.
Aspire Richmond Technology Academy has consistently underperformed compared to state averages in academic measures such as English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates. The school's proficiency rates range from 24.04% to 36.14% in ELA and 18.29% to 28.92% in Math, well below the state averages of 42.8% to 43.9% and 35.02% to 41.2%, respectively. Additionally, the school's 5th grade and end-of-course science proficiency rate of 19.51% is significantly lower than the state average of 32.68% and 30.7%. This indicates that the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education for its students.
Further, Aspire Richmond Technology Academy faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 33.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 32.3 to 1, suggesting potential resource constraints. Additionally, a high percentage of the school's students, 76.75%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant socioeconomic disadvantage among the student population.
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