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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 10550


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Top rankedAmani Public Charter School847th of 1,500 New York middle schools
Summary:

The 10550 zip code area is home to two public charter middle schools: Amani Public Charter School and Intellectus Preparatory Charter School. While both schools serve grades 5-8 (Amani) and 6-9 (Intellectus), they exhibit notable differences in their academic performance, student demographics, and resource allocation.

Amani Public Charter School is the larger of the two, with 343 students enrolled, and it generally outperforms Intellectus Preparatory Charter School in English Language Arts and Math proficiency, particularly in 8th grade. Amani also has a higher district ranking (576 out of 874) compared to Intellectus (781 out of 874), though both are rated 2 stars or less by SchoolDigger. Interestingly, Amani's Algebra I Regents exam proficiency rate is significantly higher than the state average (88% vs. 56.07%), while Intellectus Preparatory Charter School's proficiency rate in Regents Geometry is 100%, far exceeding the state average of 59.85%.

The two schools also differ in their student demographics and resource allocation. Amani Public Charter School has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 61.81%, suggesting it serves a more economically disadvantaged population, while Intellectus Preparatory Charter School has a much lower rate of 3.45%. Additionally, Intellectus Preparatory Charter School spends significantly more per student ($36,550) compared to Amani ($18,840), though its academic performance is generally lower. These insights highlight the complex factors that influence school performance and the need for targeted interventions to address the unique challenges faced by each institution.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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