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Preschool | Grades 6-12 | Mastery Charter High School

Mastery Charter High School is located in Philadelphia, PA and is in Mastery Charter High School District. It is a charter school that serves 519 students in grades 6-12.

Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

Mastery Charter High School did not make AYP in 2012. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Pennsylvania in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Mastery Charter High School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Mastery Charter High School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Mastery Charter High School's students and teachers. more

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35 South 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 519

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Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Mastery Charter High School had 72% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Pennsylvania had 38% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

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91%

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Mastery Charter High School District Spending

$16,270Per Pupil

The Mastery Charter High School spends $16,270 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 34% on instruction, 66% on support services, 0% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Mastery Charter High School District

14:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Mastery Charter High School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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The PSSA is an annual test used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The PSSA also evaluated how well school programs enable students to master the standards.

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