Newtown High School in New York, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 48-01 90TH ST
New York, NY 11373
- Telephone
- (718) 595-8510
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- City-data.com school rating
- 23
- Students
- 1,941
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 104.9
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 1,253
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 114
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (0.4 miles): | 78 |
CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (0.2 miles): | 76 |
PS 102 BAYVIEW (0.5 miles): | 76 |
PS 13 CLEMENT C MOORE (0.4 miles): | 51 |
PS 89 ELMHURST (0.5 miles): | 50 |
CORONA ARTS AND SCIENCES ACADEMY (0.2 miles): | 30 |
Newtown High School: | 23 |
PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (0.2 miles): | 18 |
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES (0.0 miles): | 10 |
New York: | 50 |
New York County: | 51 |
New York: | 51 |
Newtown High School: | 23 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 1,912
Enrollment in 2014: 2,048
Enrollment in 2013: 2,232
Enrollment in 2012: 2,516
Enrollment in 2011: 2,879
Enrollment in 2010: 3,019
Enrollment in 2009: 3,161
Enrollment in 2008: 3,377
Enrollment in 2007: 3,787
Enrollment in 2006: 4,138
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 | 558 | 620 | 364 | 397 | 2 | 1,941 |
Female students | 190 | 269 | 155 | 176 | - | 790 |
Male students | 368 | 351 | 209 | 221 | 2 | 1,151 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 14 |
Asian students | 108 | 134 | 102 | 102 | - | 446 |
Hispanic students | 339 | 386 | 214 | 241 | 1 | 1,181 |
Black students | 67 | 58 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 189 |
White students | 34 | 26 | 14 | 13 | - | 87 |
Two or More Races students | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 24 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 620
11th grade enrollment: 364
12th grade enrollment: 397
Ungraded enrollment: 2
Newtown High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
Newtown High School: | 40.7% |
State: | 51.1% |
Newtown High School: | 59.3% |
State: | 47.5% |
Newtown High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
School: | 0.7% |
New York: | 0.2% |
Here: | 23.0% |
State: | 4.6% |
School: | 60.8% |
New York: | 9.2% |
Newtown High School: | 9.7% |
State: | 12.0% |
Here: | 4.5% |
New York: | 55.1% |
School: | 1.2% |
State: | 2.9% |
Newtown High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
School: | 70.4% |
State: | 52.7% |
Newtown High School: | 64.6% |
New York: | 45.4% |
School: | 5.9% |
State: | 4.8% |
Newtown High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 33
- Grade 10 Mathematics: 28
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 32
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
School: | 18.5 |
State: | 14.0 |
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 9
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 58
Total number of classes taught: 604
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 89
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 11
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 15
Newtown High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
Newtown High School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All78%
- Males81%
- Females74%
- Hispanic73%
- Asian91%
- Black65%
- IDEA80%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 81 (21%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 122 (32%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 149 (39%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 20 (5%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 8 (2%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 78% |
State: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All88%
- Males87%
- Females90%
- Hispanic86%
- Asian93%
- Black88%
- White91%
- IDEA67%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 100 (12%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 152 (18%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 482 (56%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 88 (10%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 33 (4%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 88% |
New York: | 93% |
Algebra II (Common Core):
- All83%
- Males84%
- Females80%
- Hispanic77%
- Asian93%
- Black50%
Scoring 55 and above
(Algebra II)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 21 (18%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 28 (24%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 46 (39%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 19 (16%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 5 (4%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 83% |
New York: | 87% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All87%
- Males85%
- Females90%
- Hispanic86%
- Asian88%
- Black90%
- White86%
- IDEA73%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 104 (13%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 70 (9%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 306 (38%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 180 (22%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 141 (18%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 87% |
State: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 681 schools)
Newtown High School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
- All61%
- Males67%
- Females50%
- Hispanic63%
- LEP50%
Percent Passing (Reading)
Number of students tested failing: 9 (39%)
Number of students tested passing: 14 (61%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 61% |
State: | 48% |
Writing:
Students tested with valid scores: 18
Number of students tested failing: 7 (39%)
Number of students tested passing: 11 (61%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 61% |
New York: | 81% |
Global Studies:
- All67%
- Males69%
- Females63%
- Hispanic57%
- LEP50%
Percent Passing (Global Studies)
Number of students tested failing: 7 (33%)
Number of students tested passing: 14 (67%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 67% |
State: | 37% |
United States History and Government:
Students tested with valid scores: 14
Number of students tested failing: 7 (50%)
Number of students tested passing: 7 (50%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 50% |
State: | 45% |
Science:
- All80%
- Males80%
- Females80%
- LEP50%
Percent Passing (Science)
Number of students tested failing: 3 (20%)
Number of students tested passing: 12 (80%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 80% |
State: | 45% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 567 schools)
Newtown High School - % Scoring at Expanding Level or above in NYSESLAT
- All44%
- Males43%
- Females47%
- Hispanic37%
- Asian48%
- IDEA50%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (9th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 44% |
State: | 50% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 9%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 23%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 24%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 40%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 4%
10th Grade:
- All52%
- Males50%
- Females53%
- Hispanic53%
- Asian42%
- IDEA100%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (10th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 52% |
New York: | 61% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 3%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 15%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 31%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 44%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 8%
11th Grade:
- All66%
- Males68%
- Females65%
- Hispanic64%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (11th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 66% |
State: | 64% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 0%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 34%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 48%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 18%
12th Grade:
- All75%
- Males73%
- Females80%
- Hispanic82%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (12th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 75% |
New York: | 62% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 9%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 16%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 62%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 13%
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.
Newtown High School - High School Completers
- All69%
- Males66%
- Females72%
- Hispanic60%
- Black72%
- IDEA53%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 346
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 343
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 320 (93% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 33 (10% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with CTE endorsement: 40 (12% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 23 (7% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a commencement credential: 3 (1% of Completers)
- All74%
- Males72%
- Females77%
- Hispanic69%
- Black83%
- IDEA65%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 305
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 305
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 303 (99% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 33 (11% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with CTE endorsement: 39 (13% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 2 (1% of Graduates)
- All63%
- Males59%
- Females68%
- Hispanic61%
- Black59%
- White55%
- IDEA52%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 41
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 38
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 17 (45% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with CTE endorsement: 1 (3% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 21 (55% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a commencement credential: 3 (7% of Completers)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
Newtown High School - High School Non-completers
- All23%
- Males22%
- Females24%
- Hispanic30%
- Black13%
- IDEA18%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 1,858
Number of non-completers: 81
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 75
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 6
Percent of non-completers: | 4.0% |
State: | 5.4% |
- All18%
- Males20%
- Females17%
- Hispanic22%
- Black13%
- IDEA20%
Dropout Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 1,623
Number of non-completers: 70
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 65
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 5
Percent of non-completers: | 4.0% |
New York: | 6.5% |
- All13%
- Males11%
- Females14%
- Hispanic13%
- Black13%
- White20%
- IDEA12%
Dropout Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 235
Number of non-completers: 11
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 10
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 1
Percent of non-completers: | 5.0% |
New York: | 10.1% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
Newtown High School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 346
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 102 (29%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 195 (56%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 4 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 4 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 17 (5%)
└─ Graduates who planned to attend programs such as vocational rehabilitation and other programs: 2 (1%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 22 (6%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 305
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 99 (32%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 167 (55%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 4 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 4 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 15 (5%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 16 (5%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 41
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 3 (7%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 28 (68%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 2 (5%)
└─ Graduates who planned to attend programs such as vocational rehabilitation and other programs: 2 (5%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 6 (15%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
- All102
- Males102
- Females103
- Hispanic93
- Asian130
- IDEA50
High School Math - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 413
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 102 |
New York: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 122
High School ELA:
- All132
- Males118
- Females150
- Hispanic124
- Asian146
- IDEA72
High School ELA - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 413
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 132 |
New York: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 136
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All67%
- Males64%
- Females71%
- Hispanic58%
- Asian82%
- Black72%
- IDEA52%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 449
Graduation Rate: | 67% |
State: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 72
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All72%
- Males70%
- Females74%
- Hispanic67%
- Asian83%
- Black78%
- IDEA60%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 403
Graduation Rate: | 72% |
State: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 62
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