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Gams High Technology Magnet School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

300 Gidney Ave

Newburgh NY, 12550, Orange County

Phone: 845-563-8450

Ranking:

(2,711 out of 3,424, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Newburgh City School District

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:	51		48		56		68		63		65		61
Total Students:	726		649		719		883		955		950		975
Kindergarten:	102	14.0%	101	15.6%	107	14.9%	91	10.3%	151	15.8%	134	14.1%	147	15.1%
Grade 1:	98	13.5%	99	15.3%	96	13.4%	145	16.4%	133	13.9%	144	15.2%	147	15.1%
Grade 2:	98	13.5%	86	13.3%	137	19.1%	137	15.5%	142	14.9%	141	14.8%	140	14.4%
Grade 3:	92	12.7%	120	18.5%	129	17.9%	139	15.7%	131	13.7%	135	14.2%	142	14.6%
Grade 4:	114	15.7%	120	18.5%	135	18.8%	124	14.0%	138	14.5%	132	13.9%	132	13.5%
Grade 5:	117	16.1%	123	19.0%	115	16.0%	127	14.4%	126	13.2%	138	14.5%	141	14.5%
Grade 6:	105	14.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	120	13.6%	133	13.9%	126	13.3%	126	12.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	361	49.7%	323	49.8%	360	50.1%	433	49.0%	470	49.2%	463	48.7%	482	49.4%
Female:	365	50.3%	326	50.2%	359	49.9%	450	51.0%	477	49.9%	479	50.4%	489	50.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%
Asian:	14	1.9%	14	2.2%	15	2.1%	22	2.5%	23	2.4%	24	2.5%	19	1.9%
Hispanic:	400	55.1%	350	53.9%	371	51.6%	405	45.9%	419	43.9%	380	40.0%	403	41.3%
Black:	211	29.1%	182	28.0%	210	29.2%	288	32.6%	321	33.6%	326	34.3%	309	31.7%
White:	87	12.0%	91	14.0%	116	16.1%	166	18.8%	190	19.9%	217	22.8%	243	24.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	1.8%	10	1.5%	6	0.8%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	549	75.6%	471	72.6%	518	72.0%	594	67.3%	587	61.5%	551	58.0%	540	55.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	65	9.0%	73	11.2%	63	8.8%	89	10.1%	123	12.9%	122	12.8%	117	12.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.14		13.43		12.88		12.97		15.20		14.50		15.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	58%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	55%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	58%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	61%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	40%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	38%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	35%	39%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	16.7%	18.4%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	74%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	74%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	83%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	40%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	40%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	45%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	11.6%	17.1%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	55%	54%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64%	59%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64%	61%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	59%	66%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	30%	35%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	37%	37%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	47%	42%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	16.7%	20.6%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	68%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	69%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	72%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	42%	46%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63%	49%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	15.1%	20.3%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	84%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	80%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	75%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	78%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86%	79%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	60%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	58%	57%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71%	70%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	72%	75%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	27%	38%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	31%	37%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	49%	45%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	16.5%	17.8%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72%	62%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60%	65%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	75%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	81%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	33%	49%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	39%	50%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	53%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	21.5%	15.7%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	86%	83%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	78%	75%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	59%	53%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	62%	56%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	56%	58%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	74%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	39%	37%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	36%	42%	56%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	53%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	64%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79%	72%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	74%	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	49%	47%	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	49%	50%	63%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Gams High Technology Magnet School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.