SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the PA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 9%Projected 13%

Innovative Arts Academy Cs Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the PA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the PA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 3%PA 44%

English proficiency

School 13%PA 51%

Science proficiency

School 9%PA 46%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

70%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
4%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
3%

Gold marks the PA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

24.54 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B-

2.99 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C+

16.39 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$73,556

PA average $86,839

Median home value

$237,715

PA average $270,478

Median rent

$1,425 /mo

PA average $1,271

Unemployment rate

6.5%

PA average 5.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 88.0%PA 91.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

PA average 13:1

Teachers

43

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$48,930

All teachers in Innovative Arts Academy Cs.

Student to counselor ratio PA average 352:1531:1
Support staff3
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 67%PA 98%

Experienced teachers

School 68%PA 89%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days80
Out-of-school suspension days135
Total days missed to suspension536
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based3
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6766 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$2.66

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

7%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

15%

Latino

69%

Multiracial

8%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

1%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged86%
Students with disabilities17%
English as a second language8%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless2%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Innovative Arts Academy Cs

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Catasauqua Shs

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 1.7 mi
Whitehall Hs

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Northampton Area Hs

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 49%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Louis E Dieruff Hs

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 2.7 mi
Building 21 Allentown

  • Actual: 17%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
William Allen Hs

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 4.0 mi
Parkland Hs

  • Actual: 67%
  • Projected: 65%
  • Distance: 4.2 mi
Salisbury Shs

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 43%
  • Distance: 5.0 mi
Liberty Hs

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 5.4 mi
Lehigh Valley Charter High School For Th

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 5.8 mi