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Achievement House Charter School is a public virtual high school serving grades 7-12 in Exton, Pennsylvania, with an enrollment of 958 students. The school is part of the Achievement House Charter School District, which is ranked 590 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Achievement House Charter School consistently performs significantly below the state averages on standardized tests, with only 3.3% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 40.4%. The school's proficiency rates in other subjects, such as PSSA Science (12.2%), PSSA English Language Arts (16.1%), and Keystone Exams (2.9% in Algebra I, 10.6% in Biology, and 31.5% in Literature), are also well below the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has been fluctuating, ranging from 50% to 87.5% in recent years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 1.6% to 16.1% in the past few years. The school's performance on standardized tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 223 out of 284 Pennsylvania high schools for African American students, 267 out of 274 for Hispanic students, and 589 out of 595 for White students in PSSA Math proficiency.
Nearby public high schools, such as Phoenixville Area High School, West Chester Henderson High School, and Downingtown High School West Campus, significantly outperform Achievement House Charter School on academic measures, indicating that the local area has access to higher-performing educational options. As a virtual charter school, Achievement House Charter School may face unique challenges in delivering effective instruction and support to its students, and the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (nearly 60% free or reduced-price lunch recipients) may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles.
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