- 4126 South Arlington Ave.
- Los Angeles, CA 90008
- (323) 508-0155
Charter | Grades K-8 | Los Angeles Unified
About New Heights Charter School
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New Heights Charter School is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 824 schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a charter school that serves 163 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 Heights Charter School 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 Heights Charter School'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 Heights Charter School had an API growth score of 740 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. New Heights Charter School's 2009 base score was 741 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, New Heights Charter School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about New Heights Charter School's students and teachers.
New Heights Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Black
60 %
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Hispanic
40 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 53%
- Female 47%
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