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Democracy Preparatory Charter School
222 West 134th St
New York NY, 10030, New York County
Phone: 212-281-3061
Ranking: (1,880 out of 3,424, bottom 45%)*
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: | 57 | 55 | 47 | 28 | 34 | 28 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 734 | 701 | 609 | 473 | 403 | 319 | 211 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 124 | 16.9% | 119 | 17.0% | 117 | 19.2% | 109 | 23.0% | 101 | 25.1% | 110 | 34.5% | 105 | 49.8% |
Grade 7: | 111 | 15.1% | 119 | 17.0% | 115 | 18.9% | 104 | 22.0% | 109 | 27.0% | 105 | 32.9% | 106 | 50.2% |
Grade 8: | 118 | 16.1% | 115 | 16.4% | 129 | 21.2% | 109 | 23.0% | 114 | 28.3% | 104 | 32.6% | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 124 | 16.9% | 125 | 17.8% | 121 | 19.9% | 86 | 18.2% | 79 | 19.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 127 | 17.3% | 115 | 16.4% | 75 | 12.3% | 65 | 13.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 81 | 11.0% | 58 | 8.3% | 52 | 8.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 49 | 6.7% | 50 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 334 | 45.5% | 304 | 43.4% | 267 | 43.8% | 215 | 45.5% | 170 | 42.2% | 141 | 44.2% | 100 | 47.4% |
Female: | 400 | 54.5% | 397 | 56.6% | 342 | 56.2% | 258 | 54.5% | 225 | 55.8% | 170 | 53.3% | 107 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 203 | 27.7% | 174 | 24.8% | 151 | 24.8% | 101 | 21.4% | 117 | 29.0% | 77 | 24.1% | 68 | 32.2% |
Black: | 512 | 69.8% | 505 | 72.0% | 448 | 73.6% | 341 | 72.1% | 284 | 70.5% | 242 | 75.9% | 143 | 67.8% |
White: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.8% | 14 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 26 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 403 | 54.9% | 468 | 66.8% | NA | NA | 311 | 65.8% | 267 | 66.3% | 203 | 63.6% | 134 | 63.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.4% | 73 | 10.4% | NA | NA | 70 | 14.8% | 52 | 12.9% | 52 | 16.3% | 36 | 17.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.83 | 12.86 | 13.10 | 16.89 | 11.85 | 11.40 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.1% | N/A | 29.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | N/A | 30.6% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | N/A | 31.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | N/A | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | N/A | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 27.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | N/A | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | N/A | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | N/A | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | N/A | 33.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | N/A | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 27.4% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 83% | N/A | 64% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 91% | N/A | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 70% | N/A | 72% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 99% | N/A | 82% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | N/A | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | N/A | 75% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 90% | N/A | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 86% | N/A | 71% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 92% | N/A | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95% | N/A | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95% | N/A | 72% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | N/A | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | N/A | 78% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 60% | N/A | 79% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | N/A | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Democracy Preparatory Charter School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.