Summary:
Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School is the only middle school in this analysis, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With just 93 students, the school is relatively small and serves a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Unfortunately, the school's academic performance is consistently low compared to the state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 0% proficiency in math and only 10% proficiency in English Language Arts, far below the state averages of 40.4% and 53%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rate of 34.7% is also significantly lower than the state average of 65.8%. Despite the low academic outcomes, the school spends a relatively high amount per student, at $22,301 in 2021-2022.
Overall, the data suggests that Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School is a struggling school that is not meeting the academic needs of its students. The combination of low test scores, high poverty levels, and high spending per student indicates that the school may need to re-evaluate its educational strategies and resource allocation to improve student outcomes.
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