Universal Vare Charter School

Universal Vare Charter School is the sole public charter middle school serving grades 5-8 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a total enrollment of 150 students. Based on the available data, this school appears to be consistently underperforming compared to other middle schools across the state.

The student population at Universal Vare Charter School is predominantly African American (68%), with smaller percentages of Asian (17.33%), Hispanic (10%), and students of two or more races (4%). The school has a very low percentage of white students (0.67%). Academically, the school's performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 6.4% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 26%. The school's dropout rate of 2.3% is also higher than the state average.

Despite the school's high spending per student of $22,516, which is above the state average, the data suggests that the Universal Vare Charter School is struggling to provide a quality education to its predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 90.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's consistently low rankings and 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger over the past three years indicate the need for significant improvements and targeted interventions to address the underlying challenges facing the school and its students.