Summary:
The Salt Lake Center for Science Education is the sole public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. With a diverse student population, the school showcases a mixed academic performance, with some grade levels and subjects outperforming the state average, while others underperforming. Despite serving a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, the school's spending per student is on par with the national average, and its student-teacher ratio is slightly higher than the national norm.
The Salt Lake Center for Science Education has a diverse student body, with a near-even split between White and Hispanic students, as well as smaller populations of Asian, African American, Native American, and Pacific Islander students. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science vary, with some grade levels exceeding the state average and others falling behind. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 9th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 46.8%, compared to the state's 40%, but its 10th-grade Math proficiency rate was only 14.4%, compared to the state's 27.5%.
The Salt Lake Center for Science Education has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranging from 65th out of 131 Utah high schools in 2021-2022 to 75th out of 139 in 2022-2023, with its current ranking for the 2023-2024 school year at 69th out of 138 Utah high schools. This suggests that the school's performance may be somewhat inconsistent, and there may be opportunities for improvement in ensuring more consistent academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.
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