Enrollment
375
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II·NCES 360121106692
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II
89-25 161ST ST, JAMAICA, NY 11432 · (347) 947-2580 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
308 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 108 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 37% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 19% |
Student demographics
67%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II this school | 375 | 82.1% | 41.5% |
| ASTOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMY BRONX | 429 | 84.4% | 47.7% |
| ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING NEW YORK | 438 | 84.5% | 40.7% |
| BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX BRONX | 245 | 79.2% | 77.8% |
| SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 358 | 91.6% | 23.0% |
| PACE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 499 | 82.8% | 47.7% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #906 of 1,135 | #74 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #856 of 1,109 ▲ 216 | #69 of 85 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,004 of 1,135 ▼ 28 | #83 of 89 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #774 of 1,216 | #75 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #1,056 of 1,058 | #87 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #143 of 1,070 | #32 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #410 of 1,167 | #42 of 92 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
375
+230 (+159%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 375 | 14 | 26.8:1 | 82% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 15.8 | 18.1:1 | 84% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 11 | 20.7:1 | 81% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 92% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II.
About NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II
As a small high school, NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II serves students in JAMAICA, New York. It had 375 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II operates as its own local education agency.
No group is above 50% at NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II; the largest is Hispanic, at 43%. After that, the student body is 36% Black, 15% Asian, and 3% Native American. Among all residents of Queens County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. The diversity index for NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II is 26.8:1, based on 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Lunch program data show 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among New York public high schools, NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II is 3.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.5% versus 44.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Looking at the county, Queens County, median household income comes to about $86,136, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 392 public schools and about 268,205 students.
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II's closest public school neighbor is QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II ranks 8th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. NCES lists NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II as a charter school.
Enrollment records show 145 in 2020-21 and 375 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The school's ratio increased from 14.5:1 to 26.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
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- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS0.3 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IIWhat is the total enrollment at NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II?
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 09-12.
Is NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II have?
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
How diverse is NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II?
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II reports a student body of 2% White, 43% Hispanic, 36% Black, 15% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II public or private?
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II.
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