Is Civic Leadership Academy a good school?

Civic Leadership Academy ranks 850 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Civic Leadership Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 568 students attended Civic Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Civic Leadership Academy?

Students at Civic Leadership Academy are 80% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% White, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Civic Leadership Academy

Summary:

Civic Leadership Academy is a public high school located in Elmhurst, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 578 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 528 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Civic Leadership Academy faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past decade and maintaining a 2-star rating, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school performs particularly poorly for female, Asian, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York high schools for these subgroups. However, the school performs better for African American and Special Education students, ranking in the top 50% of high schools for these subgroups. Civic Leadership Academy also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 45.8% in recent years, and its academic performance on Regents/Common Core exams is generally below the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Civic Leadership Academy performs similarly to other high schools in the same district, such as High School For Arts And Business and Maspeth High School, which also have 2-star ratings and rank in the bottom half of New York high schools. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Forest Hills High School and John Bowne High School, which have 3-star ratings and stronger academic performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

45-10 94th St
Elmhurst, NY 11373

(718) 271-1487

District: New York City Geographic District #24

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,245

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 568

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

Asian:

12.1%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Civic Leadership Academy ranks worse than 68.4% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 8^th among 14 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #24. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.42. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Civic Leadership Academy 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.9%), Asian (12.1%), White (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Civic Leadership Academy is 12.8, which is the 7^th best among 14 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #24. (See more...)

Compare Civic Leadership Academy employs 44.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Civic Leadership Academy is $15,245. 12 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #24 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Civic Leadership Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Civic Leadership Academy 850^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Civic Leadership Academy in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #24:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #24 528^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Civic Leadership Academy

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Rank History for all students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2010	38.01	759^th	1117	32.1%
2011	44.10	717^th	1165	38.5%
2012	45.32	720^th	1198	39.9%
2013	46.28	728^th	1217	40.2%
2014	50.52	644^th	1237	47.9%
2015	57.98	505^th	1255	59.8%
2016	57.76	505^th	1255	59.8%
2017	62.70	401^st	1221	67.2%
2018	53.62	616^th	1210	49.1%
2019	52.27	653^rd	1207	45.9%
2022	40.46	712^th	1190	40.2%
2023	35.21	787^th	1228	35.9%
2024	30.42	850^th	1242	31.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.41	100^th	157	36.3%
2019	32.73	136^th	165	17.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.48	359^th	546	34.2%
2019	30.56	418^th	565	26.0%
2022	57.99	140^th	481	70.9%
2023	35.91	396^th	583	32.1%
2024	30.16	493^rd	637	22.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.10	527^th	1095	51.9%
2019	44.10	601^st	1132	46.9%
2022	49.83	440^th	1038	57.6%
2023	48.26	499^th	1130	55.8%
2024	41.61	610^th	1144	46.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.02	407^th	1154	64.7%
2019	58.34	460^th	1179	61.0%
2022	44.33	622^nd	1101	43.5%
2023	39.01	706^th	1155	38.9%
2024	32.00	800^th	1170	31.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.36	25^th	498	95.0%
2019	78.89	45^th	493	90.9%
2022	79.28	30^th	389	92.3%
2023	58.56	136^th	531	74.4%
2024	55.51	182^nd	564	67.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.16	593^rd	1176	49.6%
2019	49.84	671^st	1193	43.8%
2022	42.40	697^th	1155	39.7%
2023	36.27	771^st	1197	35.6%
2024	25.25	914^th	1219	25.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.91	642^nd	1176	45.4%
2019	53.16	608^th	1190	48.9%
2022	36.36	729^th	1154	36.8%
2023	34.82	770^th	1191	35.3%
2024	37.51	756^th	1211	37.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.99	232^nd	426	45.5%
2019	63.17	190^th	447	57.5%
2022	35.62	273^rd	386	29.3%
2023	36.83	294^th	424	30.7%
2024	38.37	286^th	426	32.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.08	111^th	679	83.7%
2019	64.81	199^th	686	71.0%
2022	46.12	282^nd	593	52.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.82	233^rd	791	70.5%
2019	59.66	291^st	815	64.3%
2022	49.97	349^th	760	54.1%
2023	41.62	459^th	851	46.1%
2024	38.58	499^th	865	42.3%

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Rank History for White students at Civic Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.12	576^th	765	24.7%
2019	32.14	619^th	793	21.9%
2023	57.82	315^th	776	59.4%

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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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by a parent
Monday, September 22, 2014

This school is a very wonderful school. It is small class sizes and the teachers are alert of your kid if they are slipping grade, they call parent quickly. Teachers and student know each other. Its like a family in School. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Civic Leadership Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2009	8	13	9	91	0	n/a	n/a	121
2010	9	19	12	180	1	n/a	n/a	221
2011	14	27	25	261	1	0	0	328
2012	15	40	33	356	1	1	0	446
2013	16	31	29	355	1	1	11	444
2014	19	32	35	354	0	0	15	455
2015	26	37	46	346	0	0	23	478
2016	30	30	43	325	0	0	39	467
2017	33	30	56	339	0	4	42	504
2018	34	34	62	352	0	3	44	529
2019	33	30	77	409	0	1	41	591
2020	27	29	99	456	1	2	28	642
2021	29	27	105	464	1	4	26	656
2022	25	23	99	469	1	6	19	642
2023	16	22	89	431	1	7	12	578
2024	19	14	69	454	0	6	6	568

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 Civic Leadership Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	121	7.0	17.3	0
2010	221	16.0	13.7	n/a
2011	328	23.0	14.2	77.7
2012	446	27.0	16.5	73.8
2013	444	28.0	15.8	73.4
2014	455	31.0	14.6	79.1
2015	478	30.0	15.9	73.4
2016	467	30.0	15.5	70.9
2017	504	30.8	16.3	80.4
2018	529	33.0	16.0	76.6
2019	591	33.0	17.9	76
2020	642	47.2	13.5	80.2
2021	656	44.3	14.7	85.7
2022	642	50.9	12.6	81.9
2023	578	44.4	13.0	82
2024	568	44.3	12.8	84.2

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 Civic Leadership Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	121	7.0	17.3	0
2010	221	16.0	13.7	n/a
2011	328	23.0	14.2	77.7
2012	446	27.0	16.5	73.8
2013	444	28.0	15.8	73.4
2014	455	31.0	14.6	79.1
2015	478	30.0	15.9	73.4
2016	467	30.0	15.5	70.9
2017	504	30.8	16.3	80.4
2018	529	33.0	16.0	76.6
2019	591	33.0	17.9	76
2020	642	47.2	13.5	80.2
2021	656	44.3	14.7	85.7
2022	642	50.9	12.6	81.9
2023	578	44.4	13.0	82
2024	568	44.3	12.8	84.2

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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