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New Dawn Charter High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 233 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Dawn Charter High School school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 27%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Dawn Charter High School enrolls 233 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 139 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 35% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.7% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 233 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Dawn Charter High 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 25, state house district 52.
New Dawn Charter High School is one of 1 schools in NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 223 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 233 students, New Dawn Charter High School is close to the district average of about 223 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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