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New Heights Academy Charter School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

1818 Amsterdam Ave

New York NY, 10031, New York County

Phone: 212-283-5400

Ranking:

(2,846 out of 3,424, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 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:	49		50		50		46		46		29		22
Total Students:	750		757		771		768		750		468		384
Grade 5:	99	13.2%	97	12.8%	96	12.5%	96	12.5%	96	12.8%	NA	NA	96	25.0%
Grade 6:	100	13.3%	95	12.5%	96	12.5%	96	12.5%	96	12.8%	96	20.5%	96	25.0%
Grade 7:	100	13.3%	97	12.8%	96	12.5%	96	12.5%	96	12.8%	97	20.7%	NA	NA
Grade 8:	102	13.6%	95	12.5%	96	12.5%	96	12.5%	98	13.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 9:	100	13.3%	101	13.3%	96	12.5%	99	12.9%	96	12.8%	97	20.7%	96	25.0%
Grade 10:	88	11.7%	84	11.1%	94	12.2%	96	12.5%	96	12.8%	96	20.5%	96	25.0%
Grade 11:	78	10.4%	92	12.2%	93	12.1%	95	12.4%	90	12.0%	82	17.5%	NA	NA
Grade 12:	83	11.1%	96	12.7%	103	13.4%	94	12.2%	82	10.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	347	46.3%	347	45.8%	371	48.1%	367	47.8%	361	48.1%	226	48.3%	185	48.2%
Female:	403	53.7%	410	54.2%	400	51.9%	401	52.2%	380	50.7%	234	50.0%	195	50.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	689	91.9%	695	91.8%	705	91.4%	689	89.7%	654	87.2%	402	85.9%	315	82.0%
Black:	56	7.5%	60	7.9%	65	8.4%	78	10.2%	95	12.7%	66	14.1%	69	18.0%
White:	3	0.4%	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%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	680	90.7%	649	85.7%	691	89.6%	763	99.3%	654	87.2%	374	79.9%	289	75.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	32	4.3%	60	7.9%	38	4.9%	0	0.0%	38	5.1%	42	9.0%	42	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.31		15.14		15.42		16.70		16.41		16.10		17.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	45%	N/A	N/A
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	24%	N/A	N/A
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	28%	N/A	N/A
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	24%	N/A	N/A
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	11.7%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	44%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56%	N/A	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	46%	N/A	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	21.3%	N/A	N/A
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A	N/A
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	56%	N/A	N/A
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	47%	N/A	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	54%	N/A	N/A
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	16%	N/A	N/A
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	32%	N/A	N/A
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	32%	N/A	N/A
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	6.2%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	32%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57%	N/A	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	8.2%	N/A	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A	N/A
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	17%	N/A	N/A
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	13%	N/A	N/A
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	29%	N/A	N/A
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	12.2%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	22.5%	N/A	N/A
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	27%	N/A	N/A
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	11%	N/A	N/A
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	16%	N/A	N/A
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	10.6%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	20.4%	N/A	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	57%	N/A	N/A
Regents
2010	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	2%	N/A	N/A
2012	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	6%	N/A	N/A
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	2%	N/A	N/A
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	56%	N/A	N/A
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	19%	N/A	N/A
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	8%	N/A	N/A
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	29%	N/A	N/A
2010	English	End of course	% met std	82%	N/A	N/A
2011	English	End of course	% met std	63%	N/A	N/A
2012	English	End of course	% met std	65%	N/A	N/A
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	42%	N/A	N/A
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	0%	N/A	N/A
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	59%	N/A	N/A
2010	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	46%	N/A	N/A
2011	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	46%	N/A	N/A
2012	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	65%	N/A	N/A
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	66%	N/A	N/A
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	72%	N/A	N/A
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	72%	N/A	N/A
2010	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	56%	N/A	N/A
2011	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	51%	N/A	N/A
2012	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	66%	N/A	N/A
2008	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	60%	N/A	N/A
2010	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	61%	N/A	N/A
2011	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	61%	N/A	N/A
2012	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	68%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* New Heights Academy Charter School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.