School Information
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GreatSchools Rating:
9
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Educational Climate:
High
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Technology Measure:
Medium-low
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Type:
Public
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Grades:
Kindergarten - 5th Grade
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District:
New York City Department Of Education
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Students/Teacher:
15
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Students/Grade:
56.2
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Number Students:
337
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Number Teachers:
23
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Number Classrooms:
25
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Expense/Pupil:
$7,500.00 - 8,199.99
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Poverty Level:
16 - 29.9 PERCENT
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Number Computers:
21
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Number PCs:
002
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Number Macs:
019
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Principal:
Mr Dean Ketchum
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CHARTER SCHOOL
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
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ESL
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT
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BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
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YEAR ROUND CLASSES
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VOC-TECH
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ADULT EDUCATION
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NCLB SCHOOL
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BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
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COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
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AYP SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews
School Ratings (15 ratings)
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2005-02-18
"Good (or bad): very progressive, high parent involvement. Excellence: teachers' passion to teach students. Negative: crowded"
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2005-02-09
"Do not credit the present principal for this good school, credit the former principal. the current is a hide away principal. the academics are very good. some of the day to day methods, such as rewards with sweets, are questionable. there is diversity here but a decided effort to cater to the arts community, giving very well to do actors. a place to send thier kids to school for free and avoiding the private school tuition. a very good level of parental involvement...a very high level actually. but too much mixing of special ed kids into the regular classrooms causing disruption, and distracting kids who can be distracted. there has been a lot of turnover in the art classes in terms of teachers. music program is great but it depends on one teacher only."
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2004-11-09
"Midtown West is a gem. The schools open door policy has been a blessing. There are parent and principal breakfasts regularly. The teacher's are dedicated. They love to teach and love the school. They give up their lunch hour so that they can supervise the playground along with parent volunteers. Everyone is on a first name basis. The collaborative approach to learning, lots of group oriented projects, is the best way for a child to learn and my child has blossomed here. The afterschool program is one of the best with ballet, modern and tap dance with a former Alvin Aliley dancer who is also a teacher here, swimming, juggling, theatre to name a few. The PTA is very strong and fund raising is heavily emphasized. This pays for programs like Media and Art. There may be a difficult transition to this relaxed environment for children who transfer from a more traditional one."