The New Academy CS

The New Academy CS, an one-room-style secondary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operated by The New Academy CS, hosts 80 students, covering grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 89% leaner than typical.

The New Academy CS is the operating authority for The New Academy CS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, The New Academy CS reports that Black students make up the majority at 68%; the rest looks like 23% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, The New Academy CS has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at The New Academy CS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), The New Academy CS is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.8%; The New Academy CS posts 2.8%, -41.1 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), The New Academy CS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pittsburgh Arlington K-8, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The New Academy CS. On composite proficiency, The New Academy CS comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, The New Academy CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The New Academy CS has fell 23%, going from 104 students in 2018 to 80 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 77% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

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