Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School

Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School District, which is ranked 496 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating. With a total enrollment of 699 students, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, a high dropout rate, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

The school's academic performance on PSSA tests is well below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 14.1% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 40.4%. Similarly, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 34.6% is much lower than the state average of 53%. Additionally, the school had a concerning 1.6% dropout rate for the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average.

Despite the school's high spending per student of $21,111, these challenges persist. The high percentage of students (81.83%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the low academic performance. Overall, the data suggests that Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School is facing significant obstacles in providing a high-quality education to its students and may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these issues.