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Academy For Social Action-A College Board School
509 West 129th St
New York NY, 10027, New York County
Phone: 212-234-3102
Ranking: (3,302 out of 3,424, bottom 4%)*
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 311 | 393 | 425 | 424 | 399 | 316 | 175 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 1 | 0.3% | 17 | 4.3% | 25 | 5.9% | 34 | 8.0% | 34 | 8.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 17 | 5.5% | 28 | 7.1% | 52 | 12.2% | 55 | 13.0% | 45 | 11.3% | 83 | 26.3% | 71 | 40.6% |
Grade 8: | 30 | 9.6% | 51 | 13.0% | 60 | 14.1% | 64 | 15.1% | 77 | 19.3% | 68 | 21.5% | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 86 | 27.7% | 91 | 23.2% | 92 | 21.6% | 95 | 22.4% | 84 | 21.1% | 57 | 18.0% | 93 | 53.1% |
Grade 10: | 69 | 22.2% | 82 | 20.9% | 79 | 18.6% | 78 | 18.4% | 46 | 11.5% | 72 | 22.8% | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 55 | 17.7% | 57 | 14.5% | 74 | 17.4% | 47 | 11.1% | 59 | 14.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 52 | 16.7% | 65 | 16.5% | 43 | 10.1% | 51 | 12.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 54 | 13.5% | 36 | 11.4% | 11 | 6.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 175 | 56.3% | 205 | 52.2% | 207 | 48.7% | 199 | 46.9% | 175 | 43.9% | 142 | 44.9% | 66 | 37.7% |
Female: | 136 | 43.7% | 188 | 47.8% | 218 | 51.3% | 225 | 53.1% | 216 | 54.1% | 166 | 52.5% | 105 | 60.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 138 | 44.4% | 164 | 41.7% | 162 | 38.1% | 152 | 35.8% | 149 | 37.3% | 115 | 36.4% | 52 | 29.7% |
Black: | 164 | 52.7% | 219 | 55.7% | 261 | 61.4% | 269 | 63.4% | 247 | 61.9% | 198 | 62.7% | 121 | 69.1% |
White: | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 77.2% | 314 | 79.9% | 282 | 66.4% | 283 | 66.7% | NA | NA | 209 | 66.1% | 117 | 66.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.9% | 21 | 5.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 19 | 4.5% | NA | NA | 22 | 7.0% | 17 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.96 | 12.67 | 15.16 | 12.74 | 11.74 | 15.00 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 32% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 14% | 29.6% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 38% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 40% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 40% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 16.4% | 30.6% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 29% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 8% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 4% | 15% | 31.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 74% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 39% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 8% | 38% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.9% | 27.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 46% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 24% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 26% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.2% | 14.7% | 33.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 36% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 42% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 39% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 11% | 27.4% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 34% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 43% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 37% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 29% | 70% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 22% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 39% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 8% | 62% | 64% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 36% | 52% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 26% | 65% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 59% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 34% | 55% | 73% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 57% | 81% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 59% | 75% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 47% | 69% | 82% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 8% | 56% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 47% | 57% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 18% | 65% | 75% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 50% | 68% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 42% | 59% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 52% | 58% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 30% | 54% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 71% | 60% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 48% | 63% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 45% | 62% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 26% | 48% | 72% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 43% | 66% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 41% | 66% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 35% | 60% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 22% | 51% | 78% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 69% | 90% | 94% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 60% | 69% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 58% | 65% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 45% | 55% | 79% |
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* Academy For Social Action-A College Board School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.