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Helen Thackston Charter School is located in York, PA and is one of 254359 schools in . It is a charter school that serves 411 students in grades 5-8.

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.

Helen Thackston 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 Helen Thackston Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Helen Thackston Charter School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Helen Thackston Charter School's students and teachers. more

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My daughters grades have improved so much in the 3 years since she started the school.

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 411

52% 48%

Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Helen Thackston Charter School had 41% 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.

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45%

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45%

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11%

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15:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Helen Thackston Charter School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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