Academic Leadership Charter School is located in White Plains, NY and is one of 7 elementary schools in Kipp Academy Charter School District. It is a charter school that serves 207 students in grades K-2.
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.
Academic Leadership Charter School made AYP in 2011. 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 New York in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Academic Leadership Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 207
54%46%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Academic Leadership Charter School had 94% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. New York had 48% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.
Student Ethnicity (2011)
Hispanic
47%
Black
43%
Two or More Races
11%
18:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Academic Leadership Charter School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The New York average is 13 students per full-time equivalent teacher.