Summary:
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high poverty rates, and a predominantly African American student population that is well above the state average.
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School has an extremely high percentage of African American students at 99.16%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, indicating that the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. Additionally, the school has a relatively high dropout rate of 2.6%, which is higher than the state average.
Despite the school's high per-student spending of $14,919, which is higher than the state average, it is still performing poorly academically. This raises questions about the efficient and effective use of the school's financial resources. The school's extremely high percentage of students (99.49%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch suggests that it serves a predominantly underprivileged and minority student population, further highlighting the need for significant improvements in the school's academic performance, resource allocation, and student support systems to better serve its students and community.
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