Is Amistad Dual Language School a good school?

Amistad Dual Language School ranks 939 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Amistad Dual Language School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 392 students attended Amistad Dual Language School.

What is the racial makeup of Amistad Dual Language School?

Students at Amistad Dual Language School are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Amistad Dual Language School

Summary:

Amistad Dual Language School is a public elementary school serving 392 students in grades K-8 in New York City's District 6, located in the Washington Heights neighborhood. The school has a strong focus on dual language education, providing instruction in both English and Spanish.

Amistad Dual Language School consistently outperforms the New York City District 6 and statewide averages on New York State assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Amistad's 8th grade students had 69.05% proficiency in ELA compared to 43.73% for District 6 and 51.88% statewide. The school's subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, also perform significantly better than their peers in District 6 and across New York. Amistad Dual Language School has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $15,725 in 2019-2020 to $23,086 in 2022-2023, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.6 to 10.9 over the past few years.

While Amistad Dual Language School outperforms the nearby schools in District 6, there are a few exceptions. Washington Heights Academy, located just 0.14 miles away, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with higher proficiency rates than Amistad in several grade levels and subject areas. Despite serving a high-needs population, with over 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Amistad Dual Language School is able to achieve strong academic results, suggesting effective teaching practices and support systems. The school's focus on bilingual education may also contribute to its success, particularly in the high performance of its Hispanic and English Language Learner subgroups.

Detail:

Public K-8

4862 Broadway
New York, NY 10034

(212) 544-8021

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

SchoolDigger Rank:
939^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,086

Student/teacher ratio: 9.6

Number of students: 392

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

White:

1.3%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Amistad Dual Language School ranks better than 61.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 9^th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.44. (See more...)

Compare Details Amistad Dual Language School ranks better than 80.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.03. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.9%), White (1.3%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Amistad Dual Language School is 9.6, which is the 4^th best among 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Amistad Dual Language School is $23,086. 20 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Amistad Dual Language School:

SchoolDigger ranks Amistad Dual Language School 939^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Amistad Dual Language School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Amistad Dual Language School 297^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Amistad Dual Language School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 6:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 6 609^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Amistad Dual Language School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	47.07	1441^st	2206	34.7%
2007	49.21	1366^th	2219	38.4%
2008	60.83	1068^th	2227	52.0%
2009	60.87	1075^th	2257	52.4%
2010	54.36	1181^st	2263	47.8%
2011	61.43	970^th	2286	57.6%
2012	50.28	1313^th	2320	43.4%
2013	39.21	1434^th	2325	38.3%
2014	33.05	1639^th	2345	30.1%
2015	22.77	1871^st	2352	20.5%
2016	30.17	1729^th	2366	26.9%
2017	29.46	1750^th	2386	26.7%
2018	50.58	1189^th	2395	50.4%
2019	46.28	1259^th	2413	47.8%
2022	43.79	1353^rd	2434	44.4%
2023	47.00	1245^th	2439	49.0%
2024	58.44	939^th	2445	61.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.05	267^th	938	71.5%
2019	56.76	238^th	860	72.3%
2022	44.62	466^th	1027	54.6%
2023	52.47	347^th	1001	65.3%
2024	75.14	125^th	1066	88.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.70	934^th	1941	51.9%
2019	49.82	693^rd	1859	62.7%
2022	50.16	778^th	2031	61.7%
2023	48.42	825^th	2016	59.1%
2024	57.82	623^rd	2110	70.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.45	794^th	2045	61.2%
2019	52.05	823^rd	2032	59.5%
2022	46.68	1003^rd	2099	52.2%
2023	46.89	991^st	2041	51.4%
2024	61.34	624^th	2078	70.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.40	112^th	730	84.7%
2019	54.46	210^th	570	63.2%
2022	71.71	112^th	622	82.0%
2023	58.98	215^th	637	66.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.24	1419^th	2338	39.3%
2019	47.58	1213^th	2357	48.5%
2022	47.47	1241^st	2401	48.3%
2023	50.32	1152^nd	2403	52.1%
2024	58.78	901^st	2413	62.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.27	890^th	2340	62.0%
2019	45.29	1269^th	2358	46.2%
2022	40.70	1442^nd	2400	39.9%
2023	41.97	1369^th	2400	43.0%
2024	54.40	1026^th	2411	57.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.17	509^th	1392	63.4%
2019	58.98	428^th	1315	67.5%
2022	72.03	302^nd	1503	79.9%
2023	52.54	600^th	1429	58.0%
2024	69.50	351^st	1531	77.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	25.94	858^th	1095	21.6%
2007	27.83	864^th	1123	23.1%
2008	52.53	709^th	1185	40.2%
2009	59.92	654^th	1224	46.6%
2010	60.37	578^th	1243	53.5%
2011	55.22	663^rd	1295	48.8%
2012	61.22	570^th	1337	57.4%
2013	54.34	592^nd	1373	56.9%
2014	63.88	412^th	1401	70.6%
2015	42.93	793^rd	1407	43.6%
2016	47.89	705^th	1429	50.7%
2017	42.56	824^th	1455	43.4%
2018	52.85	626^th	1438	56.5%
2019	55.15	565^th	1439	60.7%
2022	65.73	420^th	1479	71.6%
2023	73.72	328^th	1500	78.1%
2024	75.03	297^th	1504	80.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.25	325^th	503	35.4%
2019	55.36	119^th	473	74.8%
2022	70.99	70^th	581	88.0%
2023	70.05	79^th	591	86.6%
2024	76.19	45^th	615	92.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	51.73	445^th	1283	65.3%
2023	95.38	42^nd	1307	96.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.76	426^th	1245	65.8%
2019	57.39	411^th	1241	66.9%
2024	82.84	154^th	1296	88.1%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.55	67^th	457	85.3%
2019	55.99	126^th	392	67.9%
2022	61.69	127^th	487	73.9%
2023	77.95	68^th	543	87.5%
2024	74.71	83^rd	594	86.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.21	623^rd	1353	54.0%
2019	50.11	634^th	1370	53.7%
2022	51.35	670^th	1454	53.9%
2023	69.01	397^th	1463	72.9%
2024	76.43	286^th	1465	80.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.23	697^th	1352	48.4%
2019	60.33	459^th	1366	66.4%
2022	79.17	227^th	1455	84.4%
2023	75.40	293^rd	1464	80.0%
2024	68.56	378^th	1464	74.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Amistad Dual Language School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	75.53	147^th	914	83.9%
2024	82.98	111^th	953	88.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Amistad Dual Language School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2005	29	22	17	323	1	n/a	n/a	392
2006	29	18	12	352	1	n/a	n/a	412
2007	39	14	12	345	0	n/a	n/a	410
2008	37	12	10	339	0	n/a	n/a	398
2009	40	5	10	361	0	n/a	n/a	416
2010	37	8	13	375	0	n/a	n/a	433
2011	29	7	7	377	0	0	0	420
2012	35	7	12	376	1	0	1	432
2013	35	6	8	379	0	0	4	432
2014	35	7	8	374	0	0	4	428
2015	26	6	8	389	0	0	1	430
2016	23	5	8	381	0	0	1	418
2017	19	5	5	363	0	1	3	396
2018	17	6	5	359	0	1	3	391
2019	18	8	3	374	0	1	2	406
2020	19	8	3	395	0	1	3	429
2021	12	2	3	382	0	0	5	404
2022	9	1	1	383	0	1	5	400
2023	5	1	1	380	0	1	4	392

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Amistad Dual Language School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	392	n/a	n/a	0
2006	412	32.0	12.9	82.3
2007	410	26.5	15.5	77.6
2008	398	30.0	13.3	74.6
2009	416	28.0	14.9	78.8
2010	433	30.7	14.0	n/a
2011	420	29.0	14.4	78.8
2012	432	27.0	16.0	71.3
2013	432	28.0	15.4	76.4
2014	428	29.0	14.7	76.2
2015	430	28.0	15.3	77
2016	418	28.0	14.9	76.3
2017	396	29.7	13.3	78.8
2018	391	28.0	13.9	80.6
2019	406	30.0	13.5	78.1
2020	429	36.0	11.9	78.3
2021	404	37.0	10.9	80
2022	400	38.6	10.3	84
2023	392	40.7	9.6	85.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Amistad Dual Language School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	392	n/a	n/a	0
2006	412	32.0	12.9	82.3
2007	410	26.5	15.5	77.6
2008	398	30.0	13.3	74.6
2009	416	28.0	14.9	78.8
2010	433	30.7	14.0	n/a
2011	420	29.0	14.4	78.8
2012	432	27.0	16.0	71.3
2013	432	28.0	15.4	76.4
2014	428	29.0	14.7	76.2
2015	430	28.0	15.3	77
2016	418	28.0	14.9	76.3
2017	396	29.7	13.3	78.8
2018	391	28.0	13.9	80.6
2019	406	30.0	13.5	78.1
2020	429	36.0	11.9	78.3
2021	404	37.0	10.9	80
2022	400	38.6	10.3	84
2023	392	40.7	9.6	85.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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