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New Heights Academy Charter School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 731 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Heights Academy Charter School school district. It serves grades 5–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Heights Academy Charter School enrolls 731 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 640 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 10% |
| White | 8 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
709 of the school's 731 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 690 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Heights Academy Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 71.
New Heights Academy Charter School is one of 1 schools in NEW HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 673 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 731 students, New Heights Academy Charter School is close to the district average of about 673 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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