Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus

Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus is the sole public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in this area, with a total enrollment of 610 students. The school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its predominantly low-income student population, as evidenced by its consistently low standardized test scores across various subject areas and grade levels.

Despite spending a relatively high amount of $21,565 per student, the school's proficiency rates range from just 16% to 49.4% on state assessments, well below the state averages. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage (98.69%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student body. However, the school's 87.5% four-year graduation rate and 1.6% dropout rate are moderately positive, though still leave room for improvement.

The data suggests that Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its predominantly low-income student population. The school's consistently low test scores, high poverty rates, and relatively high spending per student indicate the need for further investigation and potential interventions to improve student outcomes.