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H.S. 555 Newcomers High School: Academy for New Americans |
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28-01 41 Avenue Queens , NY 11101 Phone: (718) 937-6005 Fax: (718) 937-6316 Website Map |
Principal: Orlando Sarmiento Parent Coordinator: Eduardo Duarte (347) 563-4210 |
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WHAT'S SPECIAL: Media center with professional film and editing equipment. DOWNSIDE: School does not provide special education services; no outdoor facilities. |
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Grade levels: 9 to 12 Class size: 28 Enrollment: 929 Ethnicity %: 4 W; 4 B; 52 H; 39 A |
4 year graduation rate: 61.0% |
District 30 Admissions: new immigrants Neighborhood: Long Island City More school data |
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Opened in 1995, Newcomers High School remains true to its founding mission of being a gateway to American education for newly arrived immigrants. Unlike most high schools for new immigrants, which keep their students until they graduate, Newcomers' goal is to transition students into regular high schools after one year. With a few exceptions, students who enter in the 9th grade stay for only one year before transferring; those entering in the upper grades usually remain at Newcomers until graduation.
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(other) Dec 15, 2009 |
Newcomers is one of the 12 NYC schools that placed in the top 100 public high schools in the |
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(other) Dec 5, 2008 |
According to an article in |
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(other) Dec 1, 2008 |
The Wall Street Journal featured Newcomers HS students discussing how their immigrant experience compares to that of the Pilgrims in an editorial titled " |
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| This page was last updated on Dec 15, 2009. |
