New America School
5806 West Alameda Ave
Denver CO, 80226, Jefferson County
Phone: 303-894-3171
Ranking: 
(304 out of 304, bottom 0%)*
(304 out of 304, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jefferson County School District R-1
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: | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 253 | 291 | 295 | 239 | 251 | 256 | 224 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 10 | 4.0% | 14 | 4.8% | 14 | 4.7% | 15 | 6.3% | 53 | 21.1% | 86 | 33.6% | 108 | 48.2% |
| Grade 10: | 23 | 9.1% | 35 | 12.0% | 45 | 15.3% | 37 | 15.5% | 64 | 25.5% | 60 | 23.4% | 46 | 20.5% |
| Grade 11: | 60 | 23.7% | 61 | 21.0% | 55 | 18.6% | 45 | 18.8% | 66 | 26.3% | 48 | 18.8% | 34 | 15.2% |
| Grade 12: | 160 | 63.2% | 181 | 62.2% | 181 | 61.4% | 142 | 59.4% | 68 | 27.1% | 62 | 24.2% | 36 | 16.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 120 | 47.4% | 137 | 47.1% | 145 | 49.2% | 122 | 51.0% | 124 | 49.4% | 120 | 46.9% | 103 | 46.0% |
| Female: | 133 | 52.6% | 154 | 52.9% | 150 | 50.8% | 117 | 49.0% | 119 | 47.4% | 128 | 50.0% | 117 | 52.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 11 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic: | 239 | 94.5% | 269 | 92.4% | 266 | 90.2% | 218 | 91.2% | 236 | 94.0% | 247 | 96.5% | 212 | 94.6% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 5 | 2.0% | 16 | 5.5% | 22 | 7.5% | 12 | 5.0% | 9 | 3.6% | 4 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.4% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 195 | 77.1% | 233 | 80.1% | 192 | 65.1% | 127 | 53.1% | 136 | 54.2% | 129 | 50.4% | 103 | 46.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 6.3% | 21 | 7.2% | 36 | 12.2% | 8 | 3.3% | 17 | 6.8% | 29 | 11.3% | 18 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.80 | 38.29 | 30.73 | 26.56 | 29.88 | 32.80 | 28.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CSAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 40 | 30 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 38 | 30 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 42 | 32 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 4 | 76 | 70 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 5 | 71 | 66 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 12 | 71 | 66 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 57 | 50 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 52 | 47 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 57 | 48 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 56 | 49 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 53 | 47 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 52 | 47 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 45 | 35 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 6 | 50 | 39 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 75 | 67 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 3 | 73 | 67 |
| 2009 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 59 | 52 |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 3 | 56 | 49 |
| TCAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 41.6 | 32.7 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0.0 | 42.7 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 8.3 | 71.4 | 68.3 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 8.1 | 74.8 | 69.6 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 54.5 | 49.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 2.7 | 58.8 | 51.3 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 2.1 | 52.3 | 48.3 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 8.1 | 53.5 | 48.8 |
| 2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 0.0 | 46.4 | 38.8 |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 11.8 | 72.4 | 67.7 |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 5.9 | 59.4 | 55.1 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $33,065.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,795.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $31,768.0 |
* New America School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.