Newcomer Academy

400 Duane St, Redwood City, CA 94062 | (650) 366-3827

Grades: 3-8
Student Enrollment: 45

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Enrolls 45 elementary school students from grades 3-8
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 400 Duane St., Redwood City, CA 94062

School Operational Details

Alternative School
Title I Eligible

School District Details

Redwood City Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,988
Students Per Teacher: 20.7
Enrolled Students: 9,020

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 45
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 2.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 19 (42.2%)
Females: 26 (57.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 3 (6.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 38 (84.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 41 (91.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Newcomer Academy Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	-	-
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	45	100.0%
White	-	-

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
3rd Grade	5	11.1%
4th Grade	10	22.2%
5th Grade	5	11.1%
6th Grade	8	17.8%
7th Grade	7	15.6%
8th Grade	10	22.2%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 5.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 9.4

Average Age

School:

44.6

District:

44.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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The overall school rating shows that Newcomer Academy performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Mathematics

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: Yes

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2007-2008

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 4

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Mathematics Test
2009	13.0%	65.0%	64.0%
2008	17.0%	64.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Mathematics Test
2009	23.0%	67.0%	66.0%
2008	15.0%	64.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Mathematics Test
2009	8.0%	56.0%	57.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Mathematics Test
2009	9.0%	48.0%	49.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2008-2009

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