The Christa McAuliffe School is a community school district public middle school that has continuously ranked as a top school in the State of New York since 2006. Christa McAuliffe students have, over the last 30 years, attended the top universities across the world and many have attributed their success in high school and beyond to the educational experiences they had as a student at our school.
Year over year, our student population averages approximately one thousand students, and each year students have demonstrated overall increases in achievement and progress. Even during the extreme inconsistencies caused by COVID-19, our 8th grade students demonstrated an increase in proficiency on the statewide English Language Arts exam, going from 94% proficiency pre-pandemic to 98.4%.
Currently, we are home to 990 scholars. 67.7% of our students are listed as free or discounted lunch recipients (these statistics can be confirmed at schooldigger.com). According to the data shared on data.nysed.gov, our students who have been classified as economically disadvantaged have demonstrated proficiency in both ELA and Math across grade levels. In 2021, 96% of 6th grade students who took the math state exam and were given economically disadvantaged status demonstrated proficiency.