Efficacy of the school meal program on pupils' academic performance in consideration of school-related environmental factors

The goal of the study was to assess how the school meal program affected pupils' academic progress while taking into account school-related environmental variables. The study was led by two research questions and two hypotheses. Twelve thousand four hundred (12,400) pupils and five hundred seventy-eight (578) teachers from primary one to three made up the population in public elementary schools. Using a systematic random sampling approach, a sample size of 1,240 pupils (1240) and 58 teachers (58) was selected. Respondent information was gathered using a structured questionnaire. The study topic was resolved using the mean and standard deviation. The t-test was used to test hypotheses. The study found that a significant element harming the meal program is the difficulties in delivering money to schools and poor money management. Additionally, the results demonstrated that the school meal program improved pupils' academic performance. Based on the study's findings, it was advised that the government should oversee the transfer of money intended for the school food program to avoid issues related to the transfer procedure.