Renaissance Academy Charter School
About This School
Preschool | Grades K-12 | Renaissance Academy-Edison CS
Renaissance Academy Charter School is located in Phoenixville, PA and is in Renaissance Academy-edison Cs School District. It is a charter school that serves 942 students in grades K-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.
Renaissance Academy Charter 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 Renaissance Academy Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Renaissance Academy Charter School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Renaissance Academy Charter School's students and teachers. more
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.
Renaissance Academy Charter 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 Renaissance Academy Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Renaissance Academy Charter School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Renaissance Academy Charter School's students and teachers. more
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Schools Nearby
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
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| Barkley Elementary School 0.3 miles |  |
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| Holy Family School 0.4 miles | n/a | |
| Phoenixville Area Middle School 0.5 miles | |
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| Phoenixville Area High School 0.7 miles |  |
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| Schuylkill Elementary School 1.4 miles |  |
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Christine Coughenour: My older son graduated from RA last year. He began attending when it opened. He loved it and is doing wonderful at college. He had many experiences unique to the RA such as visiting Costa Rica. My younger son, a tenth grader, has been enrolled since kindergarten. They have both received wonderful educations and are advanced with their academics. The sports teams and extra curricular activites have grown and improved through the years. The school is small, graduating classes are about 75, but the school provides wonderful opportunities.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 942
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Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Renaissance Academy Charter School had 26% 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)
White
61%
Black
24%
Two or More Races
6%
Asian/Pacific Islander
5%
Hispanic
4%
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Renaissance Academy-Edison CS District Spending
$10,562Per Pupil
The Renaissance Academy-Edison CS spends $10,562 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 61% on instruction, 37% on support services, 2% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Renaissance Academy-Edison CS District
13:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Renaissance Academy Charter School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the PSSA
What is it?
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.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing.
How is it Scored?
Students are rated at one of four levels: below basic, basic, proficient and advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
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8 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Pennsylvania, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 PSSA Results for all subjects tested.
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