New Century High School Initiative Progress Report

July 2007

More New Century High School students face economic, social, and academic challenges than their citywide counterparts.

Citywide Free Lunch: 51%

NCHS Free Lunch: 69%

Citywide % Black or Hispanic: 67.7%

NCHS % Black or Hispanic: 91%

Initiative-Wide Poverty Status

Initiative-Wide Ethnicity ELA and Math Score Averages*

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NCHS serve a higher percentage of students below grade level than

high schools citywide.

*Based on April 2006 data

Asian, 3%Native American, 0.4%

White, 3% No Data, 3%

Hispanic, 48%

Black, 43%

No Data, 14%

Full Price Lunch, 9%

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Demographic numbers for 30,861 active students

• Attendance at NCHS: 86% Citywide average: 83%

• Reaching our target of 92% continues to be a challenge.

Average School Attendance at New Century High Schools in ’06–‘07, excluding transfer schools (n = 80)

NCHS average (86%)

Citywide average(83%)

2001 Attendanceat high schools replaced by NCHS(75%)

New Century High Schools attendance is higher than the citywide average.

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Cohort (By End of Year) Total Credits Regents PassedFreshmen 8 0Sophomores 20 0Juniors 30 2Seniors 38 3

Cohort (By End of Year) Total Credits Regents PassedFreshmen 11 1Sophomores 22 2Juniors 33 3Seniors 44 5

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Cohort 20107,452 students

Cohort 20096,857 students

Cohort 20085,924 students

Cohort 20073,047 students

The needs of each cohort require differentiated strategies.

• NVPS will focus on helping students remain on track from the freshman year forward.

Students on Track by CohortExcludes transfer schools (3), schools with data problems (3), and students in a cohort of less than 20 students within their school. Graduation numbers are preliminary; 2007 numbers do not yet include August graduates.

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The percentage of our 2008 students on + almost on track is higher than the citywide graduation rate at 84% of our schools.

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Off Track (11) Almost On Track (49) On Track (7)

The percentage of our 2009 students on + almost on track is higher than the citywide graduation rate at 84% of our schools.

70 schools have a graduating class of Cohort 2009 students (2 excluded for data problems)Bars represent on track + almost on track students combined

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To reach our goal of 80%, all of our almost on track students and 986 out of 2,171 off-track and discharged students will need to graduate.

Why are these students off-track?

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Not On Track in 1 Core Subject 37 78 36 40 42 39

Not On Track in 2 Core Subjects 53 81 83 73 59 49

Not On Track in 3 Core Subjects 91 86 82 65 53 22

Not On Track in 4 Core Subjects 589 211 96 51 31 10

The 2,171 off-track students in Cohort 2008 vary substantially in what they need to graduate.

318 students, while behind in credits, have demonstrated their academic ability by passing at least 4 regents exams.

These 1,126 students will be the most difficult to help graduate.

Of all off track students in Cohort 2008, these 529 students are in the best position to graduate with targeted interventions. The campuses with the highest concentrations of these students are:

• Stevenson (52) (5 schools)• Jefferson (40) (4 schools)

• JFK (38) (4 schools)• Walton (28) (3 schools)

• Wingate (28) (4 schools)

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After three years of high school, over one third of students still need to pass the ELA, Global Studies, and US History Regents each

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Note: ELA and Math scores at 75 or above are hatched in blue to indicate readiness for introductory courses at CUNY

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