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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
2,003
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360099706131
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
117 N FRANKLIN AVE, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 · (516) 408-2200 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,003 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of New York public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
123 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
1,691 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 148 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 167 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 149 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 162 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 249 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 150 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 111 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (143).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
73.2%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
73.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.2% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.1% | 74.5% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,003
+221 (+12%) vs 2020
+679% since 2010-11, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,003 | 123 | 16.3:1 | 84% (1,691) |
| 2023-24 | 1,895 | 121.6 | 15.6:1 | 89% (1,687) |
| 2022-23 | 1,880 | 110.4 | 17.0:1 | 77% (1,451) |
| 2020-21 | 1,782 | 109 | 16.4:1 | 77% (1,370) |
| 2017-18 | 1,084 | 73 | 14.8:1 | 88% (956) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 88% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a school serving multiple grade levels located in HEMPSTEAD, New York, in Nassau County. The school offers kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 2,003 students. The school is 268% above the average for combined schools in New York.
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Hispanic students are 65% of those enrolled at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. Other reported shares: 32% Black. That compares with about 19% Hispanic among all Nassau County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Staffing at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL comes to 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3:1. Combined schools in New York average 8.7:1, 7.6 fewer students per teacher than here. ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL counts 84% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of New York public K-12 schools.
After accounting for student poverty, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is in the top 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.5% is 25.6 points above the 44.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nassau County show that median household income comes to about $146,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Nassau County counts 315 public schools with about 200,775 students.
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL's nearest public school is PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment rose 12% over 4 years, reaching 2,003 in 2024-25.
The ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,879 students
- EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,144 students
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 748 students
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSElementary · 631 students
- LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 623 students
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
Other Academy Charter schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Academy Charter. ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Academy Charter SchoolCASTLE ROCK, CO · 581 students
- Academy Charter SchoolPalmer, AK · 268 students
Nearby schools
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 441
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS0.5 mi · 631
- DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL0.5 mi · 388
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 748
- JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 436
- EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,144
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,003 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 16.3:1 (123 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 0% White, 65% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.