Enrollment
80
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE NEW ACADEMY CS·NCES 420013300866
The New Academy CS
2500 Jonquil Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 · (412) 885-5200 · Allegheny County
GRADES 08–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
63 students
STATE 75%
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 8 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 19% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
8.3%
PA avg 51.1%
Math
0.0%
PA avg 43.0%
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
2.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-41.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 The New Academy CS
The New Academy CS's state test result (2.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New Academy CS this school | 80 | 78.8% | 2.8% |
| Monessen SHS Monessen | 193 | 77.7% | 10.2% |
| The Workshop School Philadelphia | 214 | 88.3% | 5.2% |
| Philadelphia Learning Academy - West Philadelphia | 99 | 60.6% | N/A |
| Parkway Northwest Philadelphia | 238 | 91.6% | 24.0% |
| Farrell Area HS/UMS Farrell | 281 | 96.4% | 13.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 The New Academy CS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #635 of 713 | #54 of 59 |
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
80
-34 (-30%) vs 2020
-54% since 2010-11, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 7.1:1
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 | 80 | 11 | 7.3:1 | 79% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 10 | 6.7:1 | 94% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 15 | 3.7:1 | 100% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 16 | 7.1:1 | 97% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 24 | 4.3:1 | 88% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 22 | 6.4:1 | 100% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 28 | 6.3:1 | 81% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The New Academy CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (104 to 80); teachers down 54% (24 to 11).
About The New Academy CS
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The New Academy CS is a small high school. Its 80 students are spread across grades 8 through 12. The school's enrollment is 89% smaller than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
In federal data, the district for The New Academy CS is the school itself.
Black students are the majority at The New Academy CS, with 68% of enrollment. It is also 23% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Allegheny County's residents are about 13% Black, 55 points below the school's share. The New Academy CS's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The New Academy CS's 11 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 7.3:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 79%. The 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County is 25 points lower.
The New Academy CS is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in Pennsylvania with The New Academy CS's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 43.8%. The New Academy CS scores 2.8%.
The New Academy CS is located in Allegheny County, where the median household income is $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The New Academy CS is one of 277 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Pittsburgh Arlington K-8, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, The New Academy CS is behind the 33.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
The federal government classifies The New Academy CS's location as City: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
The school enrolled 80 students in 2024-25, 34 fewer than the 114 it had in 2020-21.
Discussions about The New Academy CS may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About The New Academy CSHow many students attend The New Academy CS?
The New Academy CS enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 08-12.
Is The New Academy CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
The New Academy CS is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many students per teacher at The New Academy CS?
Approximately 7.3:1 students per teacher at The New Academy CS.
How diverse is The New Academy CS?
The New Academy CS reports a student body of 23% White, 4% Hispanic, 68% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees The New Academy CS?
The New Academy CS is overseen by The New Academy CS in Allegheny County.
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