Is Academy For Conservation And The Environment a good school?

Academy For Conservation And The Environment ranks in the bottom 8.6% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Academy For Conservation And The Environment?

In the 2023-24 school year, 438 students attended Academy For Conservation And The Environment.

What is the racial makeup of Academy For Conservation And The Environment?

Students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment are 71% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Summary:

Academy For Conservation And The Environment is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with a student population of 383. Unfortunately, this school has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools over the past decade and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

The school's challenges are widespread, with low rankings across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school performs relatively better for African American and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 67.6% to 94.0%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has been as high as 10.0%, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 59.5% in recent years, well above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same New York City Geographic District #18 also struggle academically, with similar low rankings and ratings. However, one school, Brooklyn Bridge Academy, stands out as a higher-performing school within the same district, ranking in the top 20% of New York high schools and achieving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the school's poor performance, Academy For Conservation And The Environment has a relatively high per-student spending level and a low student-teacher ratio, suggesting that addressing student engagement and strengthening instructional practices may be crucial areas for improvement.

Detail:

Public 9-12

6565 Flatlands Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11236

(718) 968-4101

District: New York City Geographic District #18

SchoolDigger Rank:
1135^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,278

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 438

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.5%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Asian:

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Academy For Conservation And The Environment ranks worse than 91.4% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 10^th among 12 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #18. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.36. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Academy For Conservation And The Environment has the largest high school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #18. Racial makeup is: African American (70.5%), Hispanic (10.3%), Asian (8.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #18. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Academy For Conservation And The Environment is 14.5, which is the highest among 13 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #18! (See more...)

Compare Academy For Conservation And The Environment employs 30.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Academy For Conservation And The Environment is $19,278. 10 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #18 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Academy For Conservation And The Environment:

SchoolDigger ranks Academy For Conservation And The Environment 1135^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Academy For Conservation And The Environment in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #18:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #18 600^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Academy For Conservation And The Environment

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Rank History for all students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2010	10.32	1039^th	1117	7.0%
2011	3.14	1151^st	1165	1.2%
2012	6.11	1131^st	1198	5.6%
2013	4.01	1155^th	1217	5.1%
2014	9.01	1137^th	1237	8.1%
2015	14.86	1088^th	1255	13.3%
2016	20.41	1052^nd	1255	16.2%
2017	9.86	1091^st	1221	10.6%
2018	11.45	1063^rd	1210	12.1%
2019	12.09	1053^rd	1207	12.8%
2022	23.18	877^th	1190	26.3%
2023	11.33	1078^th	1228	12.2%
2024	10.36	1135^th	1242	8.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.38	283^rd	546	48.2%
2019	51.19	221^st	565	60.9%
2022	54.53	161^st	481	66.5%
2023	38.82	363^rd	583	37.7%
2024	46.45	307^th	637	51.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.46	1011^th	1095	7.7%
2019	14.34	1055^th	1132	6.8%
2022	18.19	922^nd	1038	11.2%
2023	27.07	862^nd	1130	23.7%
2024	21.32	987^th	1144	13.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.03	1009^th	1154	12.6%
2019	14.13	1019^th	1179	13.6%
2022	23.56	848^th	1101	23.0%
2023	11.30	1039^th	1155	10.0%
2024	10.30	1079^th	1170	7.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.01	354^th	498	28.9%
2019	45.34	253^rd	493	48.7%
2022	38.61	229^th	389	41.1%
2023	29.55	412^th	531	22.4%
2024	36.46	361^st	564	36.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.95	1061^st	1176	9.8%
2019	14.57	1023^rd	1193	14.2%
2022	21.78	881^st	1155	23.7%
2023	12.74	1040^th	1197	13.1%
2024	10.57	1131^st	1219	7.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.91	1022^nd	1176	13.1%
2019	12.09	1041^st	1190	12.5%
2022	23.71	850^th	1154	26.3%
2023	11.74	1046^th	1191	12.2%
2024	11.47	1091^st	1211	9.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.36	383^rd	426	10.1%
2019	5.43	430^th	447	3.8%
2022	9.65	353^rd	386	8.5%
2023	8.32	401^st	424	5.4%
2024	3.00	417^th	426	2.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.30	552^nd	679	18.7%
2019	25.52	537^th	686	21.7%
2022	34.02	384^th	593	35.2%
2023	21.23	564^th	671	15.9%
2024	22.44	569^th	690	17.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.59	652^nd	791	17.6%
2022	60.25	269^th	760	64.6%
2023	41.99	454^th	851	46.7%
2024	14.56	786^th	865	9.1%

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Rank History for White students at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	20.89	702^nd	793	11.5%
2022	15.93	669^th	738	9.3%
2023	3.35	750^th	776	3.4%
2024	2.85	767^th	781	1.8%

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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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by a parent
Monday, November 7, 2011

If you are looking for a great school, with small classes and teachers that really care about the students ACE as we call it is the one. ACE is a school were students are known by their name and the staff really take the time to find out who these kids are. The Principal can usually be found outside in the morning to ensure the kids get past security and into the building without any problems. The students also have all the activities of a larger school with the inclusion of PSAL sports. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Academy For Conservation And The Environment

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2009	2	49	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	61
2010	1	103	4	22	0	n/a	n/a	130
2011	3	160	3	22	0	0	0	188
2012	4	230	5	30	0	0	0	269
2013	1	260	8	27	0	1	0	297
2014	3	238	9	23	2	0	2	277
2015	4	257	5	29	3	0	1	299
2016	8	240	11	29	0	0	1	289
2017	18	206	14	24	1	1	1	265
2018	20	212	16	26	6	1	1	282
2019	19	229	16	27	5	2	2	300
2020	18	209	17	37	19	2	1	303
2021	20	237	21	41	16	3	9	347
2022	23	241	21	48	9	2	10	354
2023	19	263	31	36	6	3	25	383
2024	27	309	39	45	2	4	12	438

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Academy For Conservation And The Environment

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	61	5.0	12.2	0
2010	130	11.0	11.8	n/a
2011	188	18.0	10.4	60.6
2012	269	16.0	16.8	68.4
2013	297	19.0	15.6	69.7
2014	277	21.0	13.1	78
2015	299	23.0	13.0	79.6
2016	289	23.0	12.5	82.4
2017	265	20.0	13.2	80.4
2018	282	22.0	12.8	83.3
2019	300	22.0	13.6	80.3
2020	303	26.0	11.6	79.2
2021	347	26.0	13.3	82.7
2022	354	29.0	12.2	81.6
2023	383	26.8	14.2	81.2
2024	438	30.1	14.5	79.9

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 Academy For Conservation And The Environment

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	61	5.0	12.2	0
2010	130	11.0	11.8	n/a
2011	188	18.0	10.4	60.6
2012	269	16.0	16.8	68.4
2013	297	19.0	15.6	69.7
2014	277	21.0	13.1	78
2015	299	23.0	13.0	79.6
2016	289	23.0	12.5	82.4
2017	265	20.0	13.2	80.4
2018	282	22.0	12.8	83.3
2019	300	22.0	13.6	80.3
2020	303	26.0	11.6	79.2
2021	347	26.0	13.3	82.7
2022	354	29.0	12.2	81.6
2023	383	26.8	14.2	81.2
2024	438	30.1	14.5	79.9

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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