JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
About JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) is one of the minimally staffed 9-12 campuss in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, with 205 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) sits 69% below that benchmark.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, which oversees 30 schools and 11,316 students, JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 39% Black, 10% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.
In the area at large, census data for New York County shows median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) is one.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.9%.
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) operates from an inner-city location.
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