Propel Charter School-Montour
About This School
Preschool | Grades K-8 | Propel CS-Montour
Propel Charter School-Montour is located in Pittsburgh, PA and is in Propel Cs-montour School District. It is a charter school that serves 388 students in grades K-8.
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.
Propel Charter School-Montour 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 Propel Charter School-Montour's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Propel Charter School-Montour had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Propel Charter School-Montour'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.
Propel Charter School-Montour 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 Propel Charter School-Montour's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Propel Charter School-Montour had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Propel Charter School-Montour's students and teachers. more
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| Phillips Elementary School 0.2 miles |  |
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| Grandview Elementary School 0.8 miles |  |
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| St Agnes School 1 miles | n/a | |
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| Kindercare Learning Center 1 miles | n/a |
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i like the teachers but there are those students that like to break the ruls and it gets to the point were the teachers are focused on dissiplen and you can go a whole period with out learning but uther than that the school curiculem is veary good i think that i learn alot
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 388
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49%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Propel Charter School-Montour had 62% 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
57%
Black
33%
Two or More Races
9%
Hispanic
1%
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15:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Propel Charter School-Montour had 15 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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