Mastery Cs - Hardy Williams
Mastery Cs - Hardy Williams serves 1,229 students in grades Kindergarten-12.
Mastery Cs - Hardy Williams placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Pennsylvania for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 18% (which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 45%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 41% (which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 62%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Pennsylvania state level of 14:1.
School Overview
Mastery Cs - Hardy Williams's student population of 1,229 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 67 teachers has declined by 5% over five school years.
School Type
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-12
(offers virtual instruction)
(offers virtual instruction)
Total Students
1,229 students

Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers
67 teachers

Students by Grade

School Rankings
Mastery Cs - Hardy Williams is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 2,797 schools in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Mastery Cs - Hardy Williams is 0.04, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.53. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#2408 out of 2797 schools
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
45%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
62%

Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
14:1

American Indian
n/a
n/a
Asian
n/a
4%
Hispanic
1%
11%

Black
98%
15%

White
n/a
66%
Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
1%
4%

All Ethnic Groups



Graduation Rate
90-94%
86%

Eligible for Free Lunch
99%
46%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch (14-15)
3%
5%

School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, PA Dept. of Education
School Reviews
5 9/26/2007
The school has changed alot since it wasd taken over by Edison.I have had alot of problems with the staff at RACS. Some of them seem to be very rude and ignorant, they deal with problems pretaining to your children like they owe you no explaination.
This year they have a new principal, he seems to be on his P's and Q's. I have 3 children there, I hope these new changes work out for the best.
2 2/14/2007
For a charter school this "school", if it even qualifies to be called that is very dissapointing. The academic programs that he school uses is great but the teachers hardly follow it. Kids have been doing some of the same worksheets for three grades straight...and don't even get me started on the damage to the books. The school has Spanish,Art,Music, and Gym. The problem is the kids get each of these maybe once or twice a week for 45 mins. When you include the fact that it takes the teachers a good 20 mins to settle the children there is very little instructional time left. Tha actual building it's in is disastrous. They have had at least 3 emergencies in the last two years where the kids had to be housed in the church next door. They were due to a lack of heat and two separate gas leaks. During the second gas leak they actually let the kids back in the building BEFORE they had fixed anything. The adminsitration at this school seems very detached. It is almost impossible to get in touch with them. Ever since Edison took over this school has been falling apart. If you are considering Renaissance Advantage Charter School...or RACS as they like to call it please DO NOT waste your time with this sorry excuse for a school.
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