Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School in Brooklyn, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 797 BUSHWICK AVE
Brooklyn, NY 11221
- Telephone
- (718) 919-4212
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- City-data.com school rating
- 9
- Students
- 280
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 24.0
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 263
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 6
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
PS 26 JESSE OWENS (0.3 miles): | 63 |
MADIBA PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL (0.3 miles): | 25 |
JHS 57 WHITELAW REID (0.4 miles): | 24 |
PS 274 KOSCIUSKO (0.1 miles): | 20 |
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK (0.1 miles): | 12 |
IS 349 MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (0.4 miles): | 12 |
IS 347 SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES (0.4 miles): | 12 |
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School: | 9 |
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA (0.4 miles): | 7 |
New York: | 50 |
Kings County: | 40 |
Brooklyn: | 40 |
This School: | 9 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 321
Enrollment in 2014: 363
Enrollment in 2013: 413
Enrollment in 2012: 461
Enrollment in 2011: 503
Enrollment in 2010: 482
Enrollment in 2009: 489
Enrollment in 2008: 459
Enrollment in 2007: 417
Enrollment in 2006: 300
Enrollment in 2005: 211
Enrollment in 2004: 115
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | UG | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 72 | 80 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 280 |
Female students | 36 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 131 |
Male students | 36 | 50 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 149 |
Asian students | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
Hispanic students | 53 | 65 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 224 |
Black students | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 49 |
White students | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Two or More Races students | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 80
11th grade enrollment: 64
12th grade enrollment: 58
Ungraded enrollment: 6
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
Here: | 46.8% |
New York: | 51.1% |
School: | 53.2% |
State: | 47.5% |
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
School: | 1.1% |
State: | 4.6% |
Here: | 80.0% |
New York: | 9.2% |
Here: | 17.5% |
New York: | 12.0% |
Here: | 1.1% |
State: | 55.1% |
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School: | 0.4% |
State: | 2.9% |
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
School: | 96.1% |
New York: | 52.7% |
Here: | 93.9% |
New York: | 45.4% |
School: | 2.1% |
New York: | 4.8% |
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 22
- Grade 10 Mathematics: 25
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 28
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
School: | 11.7 |
State: | 14.0 |
Number of individuals teaching out of certification: 10
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 10
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 5
Total number of classes taught: 119
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 54
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 1
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 3
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All23%
- Males24%
- Females24%
- Hispanic25%
- IDEA0%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 55 (76%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 14 (19%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 3 (4%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 23% |
State: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All55%
- Males47%
- Females61%
- Hispanic54%
- Black46%
- IDEA46%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 92 (46%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 62 (31%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 43 (22%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 3 (2%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 55% |
New York: | 93% |
Algebra II (Common Core):
Students tested with valid scores: 10
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 8 (80%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 1 (10%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 1 (10%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 20% |
New York: | 87% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All62%
- Males58%
- Females64%
- Hispanic60%
- Black68%
- IDEA40%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 59 (39%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 20 (13%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 36 (24%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 23 (15%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 15 (10%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 62% |
State: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 681 schools)
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
Students tested with valid scores: 10
Number of students tested failing: 2 (20%)
Number of students tested passing: 8 (80%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 80% |
State: | 48% |
Global Studies:
- All42%
- Hispanic29%
- Black60%
Percent Passing (Global Studies)
Number of students tested failing: 7 (58%)
Number of students tested passing: 5 (42%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 42% |
State: | 37% |
United States History and Government:
- All80%
- Males80%
- Females80%
- Hispanic75%
- Black86%
Percent Passing (United States History and Government)
Number of students tested failing: 3 (20%)
Number of students tested passing: 12 (80%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 80% |
State: | 45% |
Science:
Students tested with valid scores: 7
Number of students tested failing: 3 (43%)
Number of students tested passing: 4 (57%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 57% |
State: | 45% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 567 schools)
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - % Scoring at Expanding Level or above in NYSESLAT
- All20%
- Males23%
- Females14%
- IDEA20%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (9th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 20% |
State: | 50% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 10%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 25%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 45%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 20%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
10th Grade:
- All65%
- Males62%
- Females71%
- IDEA63%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (10th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 65% |
New York: | 61% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 10%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 25%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 65%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
11th Grade:
- All29%
- Males44%
- Females16%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (11th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 29% |
State: | 64% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 29%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 43%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 19%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 10%
12th Grade:
Students tested with valid scores: 8
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 50% |
New York: | 62% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 13%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 38%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 50%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - High School Completers
- All73%
- Males78%
- Females68%
- Hispanic73%
- IDEA38%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 55
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 55
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 36 (65% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 19 (35% of Graduates)
- All83%
- Males77%
- Females89%
- Hispanic83%
- IDEA67%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 42
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 42
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 32 (76% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 10 (24% of Graduates)
- All74%
- Males68%
- Females83%
- Hispanic72%
- IDEA57%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 13
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 13
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 4 (31% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 9 (69% of Graduates)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - High School Non-completers
- All22%
- Males15%
- Females28%
- Hispanic21%
- IDEA38%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 272
Number of non-completers: 12
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 10
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 2
Percent of non-completers: | 4.0% |
New York: | 5.4% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
Bushwick Leaders High For Academic Excellence School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 55
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 12 (22%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 38 (69%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 3 (5%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 42
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 11 (26%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 26 (62%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 3 (7%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 13
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 1 (8%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 12 (92%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 58
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 80 |
New York: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 107
High School ELA:
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 58
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 115 |
New York: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 124
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All73%
- Males78%
- Females68%
- Hispanic73%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 88
Graduation Rate: | 73% |
New York: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 80
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All76%
- Males72%
- Females79%
- Hispanic76%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 70
Graduation Rate: | 76% |
State: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 66
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