- 1230 Pine Ave.
- Long Beach, CA 90813
- (562) 436-0689
Charter | Grades K-8 | Long Beach Unified
About New City
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New City is located in Long Beach, CA and is one of 92 schools in Long Beach Unified. It is a charter school that serves 353 students in grades K-8.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
New City did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See New City's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
New City had an API growth score of 673 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. New City's 2009 base score was 657 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, New City had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about New City's students and teachers.
New City Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
62 %
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White
21 %
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Multiple or No Response
8 %
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Black
7 %
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Asian
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 52%
- Male 48%
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About Long Beach, CA
- Population Median Age 32 years
- Median Household Income $37,270
- Average Household Size 2.77 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 30%
- % Owning / % Renting 41% / 59%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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