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Life Sciences Secondary School
320 East 96th St
New York NY, 10128, New York County
Phone: 212-348-1694
Ranking: | High School: (770 out of 989, bottom 22%) Elementary/Middle School: (2,714 out of 3,424, bottom 21%)* |
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: | 48 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 774 | 719 | 717 | 678 | 702 | 688 | 709 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 41 | 5.3% | 32 | 4.5% | 48 | 6.7% | 46 | 6.8% | 35 | 5.0% | 43 | 6.3% | 55 | 7.8% |
Grade 7: | 35 | 4.5% | 35 | 4.9% | 38 | 5.3% | 41 | 6.0% | 37 | 5.3% | 49 | 7.1% | 44 | 6.2% |
Grade 8: | 37 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.4% | 38 | 5.3% | 38 | 5.6% | 48 | 6.8% | 42 | 6.1% | 59 | 8.3% |
Grade 9: | 167 | 21.6% | 154 | 21.4% | 176 | 24.5% | 171 | 25.2% | 145 | 20.7% | 132 | 19.2% | 166 | 23.4% |
Grade 10: | 153 | 19.8% | 172 | 23.9% | 173 | 24.1% | 147 | 21.7% | 136 | 19.4% | 141 | 20.5% | 150 | 21.2% |
Grade 11: | 162 | 20.9% | 156 | 21.7% | 126 | 17.6% | 121 | 17.8% | 118 | 16.8% | 122 | 17.7% | 98 | 13.8% |
Grade 12: | 177 | 22.9% | 129 | 17.9% | 116 | 16.2% | 113 | 16.7% | 106 | 15.1% | 104 | 15.1% | 112 | 15.8% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 77 | 11.0% | 55 | 8.0% | 25 | 3.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 379 | 49.0% | 351 | 48.8% | 370 | 51.6% | 360 | 53.1% | 372 | 53.0% | 341 | 49.6% | 324 | 45.7% |
Female: | 395 | 51.0% | 368 | 51.2% | 347 | 48.4% | 318 | 46.9% | 322 | 45.9% | 339 | 49.3% | 381 | 53.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 27 | 3.5% | 25 | 3.5% | 23 | 3.2% | 23 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.3% | 21 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 499 | 64.5% | 439 | 61.1% | 461 | 64.3% | 440 | 64.9% | 457 | 65.1% | 447 | 65.0% | 466 | 65.7% |
Black: | 210 | 27.1% | 219 | 30.5% | 205 | 28.6% | 194 | 28.6% | 212 | 30.2% | 206 | 29.9% | 208 | 29.3% |
White: | 24 | 3.1% | 21 | 2.9% | 17 | 2.4% | 11 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 535 | 69.1% | 477 | 66.3% | 498 | 69.5% | 487 | 71.8% | NA | NA | 456 | 66.3% | 441 | 62.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 5.3% | 43 | 6.0% | 47 | 6.6% | 61 | 9.0% | NA | NA | 72 | 10.5% | 56 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.28 | 17.53 | 15.58 | 15.38 | 17.11 | 15.30 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 73% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 74% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 89% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 63% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 68% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 66% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 53.5% | 29.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 85% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 90% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 74% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 79% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 81% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 60.8% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 70% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 72% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 83% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 65% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 63% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 68% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 51.6% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 70% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 86% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 9% | 75% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 79% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 81% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 53.2% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 63% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 79% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 58% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 59% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 63% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 3% | 55.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 69% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 80% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 86% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 71% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 76% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 76% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3% | 55% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 72% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 74% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 78% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 77% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 79% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 79% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 80% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 66% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 48% | 60% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 43% | 57% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 23% | 53% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 55% | 57% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 30% | 55% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 21% | 55% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 20% | 53% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 42% | 58% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 9% | 73% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 47% | 68% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 62% | 47% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 38% | 61% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 46% | 40% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 23% | 47% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 44% | 52% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 32% | 49% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 64% | 55% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 63% | 67% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 60% | 65% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 76% | 72% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 76% | 72% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 82% | 74% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 85% | 77% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 70% | 80% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 71% | 79% | 82% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 89% | 96% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 95% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 64% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 60% | 69% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 60% | 68% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 59% | 52% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 56% | 51% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 74% | 51% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 66% | 53% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 71% | 59% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 55% | 64% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 53% | 62% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 46% | 65% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 49% | 58% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 68% | 62% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 60% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 67% | 64% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 74% | 63% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 70% | 64% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 55% | 68% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 52% | 66% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 67% | 72% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 72% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 77% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 78% | 76% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 76% | 67% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 68% | 67% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 79% | 73% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 53% | 64% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 56% | 53% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 17% | 57% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 54% | 61% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 82% | 65% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 0% | 65% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 14% | 66% | 68% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 90% | 86% | 79% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 40% | 79% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 67% | 83% | 82% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 33% | 82% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 92% | 97% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 94% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 88% | 96% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 95% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 69% | 65% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 53% | 65% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 56% | 68% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 62% | 71% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 66% | 69% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 75% | 77% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 74% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 74% | 73% | 79% |
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* Life Sciences Secondary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.