Summary:
Phoenix Academy is a public high school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 306 students. The school is part of the Lancaster School District, which is ranked 506 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Phoenix Academy stands out from the surrounding schools, such as Warwick Senior High School, Hempfield Senior High School, and Manheim Township High School, due to its significantly lower academic performance, high poverty rates, and racial disparities. The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Pennsylvania, with 0% proficiency in Math and English Language Arts, and only 3.3% to 16.7% proficiency in Keystone Exams. Additionally, Phoenix Academy has a low four-year graduation rate, ranging from 50.7% to 68.6%, and high dropout rates, ranging from 15.0% to 45.0%.
Despite the high per-student spending at Phoenix Academy, which ranges from $18,238 to $23,872 compared to the surrounding schools' range of $14,319 to $20,905, the school's academic outcomes are still significantly lower than the state and district averages. This suggests that the school likely faces significant challenges related to poverty, such as lack of access to resources, higher rates of absenteeism, and other socioeconomic factors that can impact academic achievement. However, the data also indicates that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to help improve the school's performance and better serve its student population, which is 70.59% Hispanic, significantly higher than the surrounding schools.
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Detail:
Public, Magnet 6-12
District:
Lancaster School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
671st of 674 Pennsylvania High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,872
Student/teacher ratio: 33.7
Number of students: 306
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
70.6%
African American:
18.0%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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White:
4.2%
Asian:
1.0%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.4%
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