Northside Urban Pathways Charter School
Northside Urban Pathways Charter School
About This School
Preschool | Grades 6-12 | Northside Urban Pathways CS
Northside Urban Pathways Charter School is located in Pittsburgh, PA and is in Northside Urban Pathways Cs School District. It is a charter school that serves 364 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.
Northside Urban Pathways 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 Northside Urban Pathways Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Northside Urban Pathways Charter School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Northside Urban Pathways 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.
Northside Urban Pathways 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 Northside Urban Pathways Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Northside Urban Pathways Charter School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Northside Urban Pathways 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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| Pittsburgh Capa 6-12 0.1 miles |  |
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| City Charter High School 0.1 miles |  |
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| King M L Elementary School 0.8 miles |  |
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| Miller African-Centered Academy 0.9 miles | |
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| Cardinal Wright Regional School 0.9 miles | n/a |
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Northside Urban Pathways Charter School
wont say: Dress code is starting to getting ridiculous as the years go...They cont. to change it every year which can become a huge expense on us parents!!!
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There is a dress code to assure "uniform" cohesiveness. In other words, Timberland boots are not on the list of approved wear and would not be the same as what is worn by the rest of the students. In public schools, students are ridiculed daily by their peers for what they wear. Some are bullied by others who think the clothes did not "cost enough" or for some other ridiculous reason. Uniforms, believe it or not, keep children safe(r). Rules are rules, and in every day life we need to follow them whether it is stopping at a stop sign, paying your bills on time, driving on the right side of the yellow line, wearing approved clothing, etc. When a school has rules, they need to be followed by guardians and enforced by administration. I commend the administration for standing by their guidelines.
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Good School. However, it appears school is gearing more towards being a prep school. Strict dress code, regarding shoe wear, specifically boots. Students can not wear brown Timberland boots.
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I believe UP school could be an excellent school if the staff wouldn't focus so much on the little things like the uniforms. I mean really, should students be sent home because they have studs on their kaki slacks, wearing a bracelet, polo white sneakers, medium size earrings the list goes on. The school has focus to much on the uniform policy that they have lost touch with the real reason they're there. I have heard that students purposely go out of uniform in hopes that they're sent back home. Our first focus should be on trying to raise the test scores so that we can keep our school open, stop punishing the students because of a uniform policy that you all stretch so far that it has gotten completely out of control. The students here need more then just a beat down daily. We need tutoring, more after school programs and teachers that are willing to go the extra mile. Stop BEATING up the students and let's focus more on the "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND"
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I believe UP school could be an excellent school if the staff wouldn't focus so much on the little things like the uniforms. I mean really, should students be sent home because they have studs on their kaki slacks, wearing a bracelet, polo white sneakers, medium size earrings the list goes on. The school has focus to much on the uniform policy that they have lost touch with the real reason they're there. I have heard that students purposely go out of uniform in hopes that they're sent back home. Our first focus should be on trying to raise the test scores so that we can keep our school open, stop punishing the students because of a uniform policy that you all stretch so far that it has gotten completely out of control. The students here need more then just a beat down daily. We need tutoring, more after school programs and teachers that are willing to go the extra mile. Stop BEATING up the students and let's focus more on the "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND"
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 364
54%
46%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Northside Urban Pathways Charter School had 89% 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)
Black
98%
White
2%
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Northside Urban Pathways CS District Spending
$15,344Per Pupil
The Northside Urban Pathways CS spends $15,344 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 50% on instruction, 48% on support services, 2% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Northside Urban Pathways CS District
14:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Northside Urban Pathways Charter 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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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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2 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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