Acorn Community High School in Brooklyn, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 561 GRAND AVE
Brooklyn, NY 11238
- Telephone
- (718) 789-2258
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- Students
- 366
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 26.8
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 286
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 23
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 481
Enrollment in 2014: 629
Enrollment in 2013: 697
Enrollment in 2012: 731
Enrollment in 2011: 748
Enrollment in 2010: 697
Enrollment in 2009: 742
Enrollment in 2008: 755
Enrollment in 2007: 709
Enrollment in 2006: 695
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 100 | 98 | 98 | 70 | 366 |
Female students | 43 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 165 |
Male students | 57 | 57 | 53 | 34 | 201 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Asian students | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Hispanic students | 9 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47 |
Black students | 84 | 73 | 87 | 59 | 303 |
White students | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 7 |
Two or More Races students | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 98
11th grade enrollment: 98
12th grade enrollment: 70
Acorn Community High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
School: | 45.1% |
New York: | 51.1% |
School: | 54.9% |
New York: | 47.5% |
Acorn Community High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
Here: | 0.3% |
New York: | 0.2% |
Acorn Community High School: | 1.6% |
New York: | 4.6% |
School: | 12.8% |
State: | 9.2% |
Here: | 82.8% |
State: | 12.0% |
School: | 1.9% |
State: | 55.1% |
School: | 0.5% |
State: | 2.9% |
Acorn Community High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
Acorn Community High School: | 84.4% |
New York: | 52.7% |
School: | 78.1% |
State: | 45.4% |
Acorn Community High School: | 6.3% |
State: | 4.8% |
Acorn Community High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 25
- Grade 10 Mathematics: 26
- Grade 10 Science: 26
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 24
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 13.7 |
State: | 14.0 |
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 8
Total number of classes taught: 149
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 14
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 2
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 3
Acorn Community High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
Acorn Community High School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All47%
- Males48%
- Females45%
- Black46%
- IDEA82%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 25 (53%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 10 (21%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 12 (26%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 47% |
New York: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All84%
- Males81%
- Females88%
- Hispanic78%
- Black85%
- IDEA81%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 15 (16%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 26 (27%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 51 (54%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 3 (3%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 84% |
New York: | 93% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All71%
- Males67%
- Females75%
- Black71%
- IDEA45%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 30 (30%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 11 (11%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 42 (42%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 14 (14%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 4 (4%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 71% |
State: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 674 schools)
Acorn Community High School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
Students tested with valid scores: 6
Number of students tested failing: 1 (17%)
Number of students tested passing: 5 (83%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 83% |
State: | 48% |
Global Studies:
Students tested with valid scores: 8
Number of students tested failing: 2 (25%)
Number of students tested passing: 6 (75%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 75% |
New York: | 37% |
United States History and Government:
Students tested with valid scores: 7
Number of students tested failing: 5 (71%)
Number of students tested passing: 2 (29%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 29% |
New York: | 45% |
Science:
- All75%
- Black75%
- IDEA75%
Percent Passing (Science)
Number of students tested failing: 2 (25%)
Number of students tested passing: 6 (75%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 75% |
New York: | 45% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 526 schools)
Students tested with valid scores: 5
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 20% |
New York: | 51% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 40%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 40%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 20%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
10th Grade:
Students tested with valid scores: 5
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 0%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 100%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 0%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
Acorn Community High School - High School Completers
- All69%
- Males59%
- Females82%
- Hispanic71%
- Black68%
- IDEA38%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 64
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 64
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 49 (77% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 1 (2% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 15 (23% of Graduates)
- All74%
- Males71%
- Females77%
- Black75%
- IDEA64%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 50
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 50
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 49 (98% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 1 (2% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 1 (2% of Graduates)
- All76%
- Males61%
- Females91%
- Black77%
- IDEA58%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 14
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 14
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 14 (100% of Graduates)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
Acorn Community High School - High School Non-completers
- All22%
- Males30%
- Females12%
- Hispanic29%
- Black22%
- IDEA46%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 239
Number of non-completers: 22
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 19
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 3
Percent of non-completers: | 9.0% |
New York: | 5.4% |
- All21%
- Males23%
- Females20%
- Black20%
- IDEA27%
Dropout Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 168
Number of non-completers: 13
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 11
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 2
Percent of non-completers: | 8.0% |
New York: | 6.5% |
- All8%
- Males14%
- Females3%
- Black5%
- IDEA13%
Dropout Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 71
Number of non-completers: 9
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 8
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 1
Percent of non-completers: | 13.0% |
New York: | 10.1% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
Acorn Community High School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 64
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 25 (39%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 24 (38%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 14 (22%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 50
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 24 (48%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 14 (28%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 11 (22%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 14
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 1 (7%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 10 (71%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 3 (21%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 63
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 88 |
State: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 110
High School ELA:
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 63
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 128 |
New York: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 143
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All66%
- Males56%
- Females80%
- Black66%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 139
Graduation Rate: | 66% |
New York: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 80
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All69%
- Males66%
- Females73%
- Black69%
- IDEA59%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 130
Graduation Rate: | 69% |
New York: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 52
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