Global Leadership Academy Charter School

Global Leadership Academy Charter School is the sole school in the Global Leadership Academy Charter School District, serving grades K-8 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This public charter school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and a student population that is predominantly from low-income families.

Global Leadership Academy Charter School has consistently low proficiency rates on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests, significantly underperforming the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math ranged from 1.3% to 10%, while the state average ranged from 28.6% to 51.4%. Similarly, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 9.2% to 33.3%, compared to the state average of 51.5% to 55.8%. The school's Science proficiency rates were also lower than the state averages.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $18,126 and a student-teacher ratio of 19.8, these resources do not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school serves a student population that is predominantly from low-income families, with 99.21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This high poverty level and the associated socioeconomic challenges likely contribute to the school's struggles to provide a high-quality education to its students.