Summary:
Saginaw Preparatory Academy is the only elementary school located in the Saginaw Preparatory Academy district in Saginaw, Michigan. This school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and has a predominantly African American student population. Based on the available data, Saginaw Preparatory Academy appears to be a consistently underperforming school, ranking 1409 out of 1486 Michigan elementary schools and earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's academic performance is significantly below the state average across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade English Language Arts, only 17.86% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 39.6%. Similar gaps are seen in math, science, and social studies. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 61.2%, which is likely a contributing factor to the poor academic performance. Despite spending $12,399 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's low performance suggests that the funding may not be effectively utilized.
While the school's low student-teacher ratio of 15.7 could be an asset in providing more individualized attention to students, the consistently low performance and the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (96.75%) suggest that the school and the Saginaw Preparatory Academy district may need to implement comprehensive strategies to address the root causes of the school's struggles, such as targeted interventions, increased family and community engagement, and more effective utilization of available resources.
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