Life Academy High For Film And Music School in Brooklyn, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 2630 BENSON AVE
Brooklyn, NY 11214
- Telephone
- (718) 333-7750
(make sure to verify first before calling)
- City-data.com school rating
- 26
- Students
- 288
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 18.9
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 242
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 7
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
PS 101 VERRAZANO (THE) (0.4 miles): | 88 |
PS 97 HIGHLAWN (THE) (0.5 miles): | 67 |
KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL (0.1 miles): | 52 |
EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS (0.0 miles): | 47 |
PS 212 LADY DEBORAH MOODY (0.4 miles): | 47 |
JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL (0.5 miles): | 43 |
HIGH SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT (0.0 miles): | 30 |
Life Academy High For Film And Music School: | 26 |
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAFAYETTE (0.1 miles): | 5 |
New York: | 50 |
Kings County: | 40 |
Brooklyn: | 40 |
This School: | 26 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 267
Enrollment in 2014: 263
Enrollment in 2013: 255
Enrollment in 2012: 249
Enrollment in 2011: 219
Enrollment in 2010: 153
Enrollment in 2009: 121
Enrollment in 2008: 53
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 87 | 74 | 56 | 71 | 288 |
Female students | 49 | 27 | 32 | 50 | 158 |
Male students | 38 | 47 | 24 | 21 | 130 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Asian students | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Hispanic students | 32 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 86 |
Black students | 35 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 142 |
White students | 9 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 36 |
Two or More Races students | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 74
11th grade enrollment: 56
12th grade enrollment: 71
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
Here: | 54.9% |
State: | 51.1% |
Here: | 45.1% |
New York: | 47.5% |
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
Life Academy High For Film And Music School: | 0.7% |
State: | 0.2% |
Here: | 6.9% |
New York: | 4.6% |
Life Academy High For Film And Music School: | 29.9% |
New York: | 9.2% |
Life Academy High For Film And Music School: | 49.3% |
New York: | 12.0% |
School: | 12.5% |
New York: | 55.1% |
Here: | 0.7% |
State: | 2.9% |
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
Here: | 86.5% |
New York: | 52.7% |
Life Academy High For Film And Music School: | 84.0% |
New York: | 45.4% |
Here: | 2.4% |
State: | 4.8% |
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 23
- Grade 10 Mathematics: 23
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 28
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
Life Academy High For Film And Music School: | 15.3 |
New York: | 14.0 |
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 3
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 11
Total number of classes taught: 94
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 10
Number of full-time principals: 2
Number of full-time assistant principals: 1
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 2
Number of part-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 1
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All33%
- Males35%
- Females33%
- Hispanic39%
- Black23%
- White33%
- IDEA12%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 67 (67%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 25 (25%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 7 (7%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 1 (1%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 33% |
State: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All77%
- Males70%
- Females86%
- Hispanic85%
- Black81%
- White62%
- IDEA48%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 34 (22%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 41 (26%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 64 (41%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 11 (7%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 5 (3%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 77% |
New York: | 93% |
Algebra II (Common Core):
- All86%
- Males89%
- Females80%
Scoring 55 and above
(Algebra II)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 2 (14%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 5 (36%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 7 (50%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 86% |
State: | 87% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All87%
- Males87%
- Females89%
- Hispanic95%
- Black82%
- White93%
- IDEA62%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 11 (12%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 5 (5%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 30 (33%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 15 (16%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 30 (33%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 87% |
New York: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 652 schools)
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
Students tested with valid scores: 5
Number of students tested failing: 2 (40%)
Number of students tested passing: 3 (60%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 60% |
New York: | 47% |
Writing:
Students tested with valid scores: 6
Number of students tested passing: 6 (100%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 100% |
New York: | 82% |
Global Studies:
Students tested with valid scores: 6
Number of students tested failing: 4 (67%)
Number of students tested passing: 2 (33%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 33% |
New York: | 30% |
Science:
Students tested with valid scores: 6
Number of students tested failing: 3 (50%)
Number of students tested passing: 3 (50%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 50% |
New York: | 42% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 567 schools)
- All22%
- Males8%
- Females50%
- Hispanic0%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (9th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 22% |
New York: | 50% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 17%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 44%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 17%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 22%
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.
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - High School Completers
- All95%
- Males92%
- Females97%
- Hispanic92%
- Black94%
- White100%
- IDEA100%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 56
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 56
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 51 (91% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 2 (4% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 5 (9% of Graduates)
- All97%
- Males95%
- Females98%
- Hispanic100%
- Black95%
- IDEA100%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 41
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 41
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 41 (100% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 2 (5% of Graduates)
- All89%
- Males83%
- Females94%
- Hispanic89%
- Black92%
- IDEA88%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 15
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 15
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 10 (67% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 5 (33% of Graduates)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - High School Non-completers
- All5%
- Males8%
- Females3%
- Hispanic8%
- Black6%
- White0%
- IDEA0%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 294
Number of non-completers: 6
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 6
Percent of non-completers: | 2.0% |
State: | 5.4% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
Life Academy High For Film And Music School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 56
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 30 (54%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 18 (32%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 5 (9%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 41
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 25 (61%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 11 (27%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 4 (10%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 15
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 5 (33%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 7 (47%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (7%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 1 (7%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 1 (7%)
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: 59
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 116 |
State: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 153
High School ELA:
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 59
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 131 |
State: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 166
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All95%
- Females97%
- Black94%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 57
Graduation Rate: | 95% |
State: | 78% |
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All95%
- Females94%
- Black95%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 75
Graduation Rate: | 95% |
New York: | 76% |
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