Summary:
New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a total enrollment of 479 students. While the school's small class sizes and high spending per student suggest a focus on individualized attention, the data reveals significant academic challenges that the school is facing.
The school's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% is below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.9% is higher than the state norm. Standardized test scores across various Regents and Common Core exams are consistently lower than the state averages, with only 13.11% proficiency in Algebra I compared to the state's 31.42%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1% is quite high, which may be a contributing factor to the low academic performance and graduation rates.
The data also indicates that New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities serves a high-need student population, with 89.98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio could be seen as positive factors, they do not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students. Overall, the data suggests that the school is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students and may need to implement targeted strategies to address the identified areas of concern.
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