Northwood Academy Charter School

Northwood Academy Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Northwood Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 530 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high poverty concentration, and potential resource constraints.

Northwood Academy Charter School has consistently low proficiency rates on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests, ranging from 3.9% to 18.8% in math and 17.3% to 40.3% in English Language Arts, significantly below the state averages. The school's science proficiency rates were also lower than the state averages, ranging from 23.9% to 61.5% compared to the state's 54.5% to 77.1%. Additionally, the school had a 1.6% dropout rate for the 2022-2023 school year.

The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.74% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicates a high concentration of students from low-income families. This socioeconomic factor may be contributing to the school's academic challenges and could require targeted interventions and support. The school's per-student spending of $2,026 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 to 1 suggest potential resource constraints, which could limit the resources and support available to students and teachers.