Summary:
Early College Charter School is the only public charter high school serving grades 8-12 in the data set, located in Staten Island, New York. With a total enrollment of 269 students, the school has been facing declining performance over the past three years, now ranking 941 out of 1,234 New York high schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% is below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.5% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Early College Charter School struggles, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams and state assessments that are significantly lower than the state averages, particularly in STEM-related subjects.
Despite having a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 7.4, indicating small class sizes, the school serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 73.98% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its student population, and addressing these issues will likely require a multifaceted approach, including targeted interventions and resource allocation.
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