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What’s Special

Research projects, small classes

The Downside

Metal detectors

Housed in the mammoth John F. Kennedy High School Campus, the New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities (HUM) opened in 2011, along with a sister school that has a focus on math and science. They share the building with five other high schools. Humanities is safe and orderly, with strong leadership, but has a ways to go in getting graduates ready for college-level work.

Humanities (HUM) is part of the New Visions Charter High Schools network created by New Visions for Public Schools, a nonprofit organization that has worked to strengthen NYC public schools since 1989.

Lessons are designed to be relevant to students’ lives, involving teens in discussion and projects, rather than scripted lessons, according to curriculum published online. Ninth graders delve into themes such as identity and society, for example. They ponder questions like, How should students design their own government? Rather than always work from a textbook, they may work in pairs or groups to solve a real-life problem in math or science. Students three tackle anchor projects in the older grades, researching issues that affect their community, such as gang violence or interactions with police, according to the school website.

The New Visions network has eight charter schools and prides itself on small classes with an average of 20 students. The school day is from roughtly 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with shorter days on Wednesdays and Fridays. Ninth and 10thgraders must attend a summer program in August. 

Students who arrive with low skills take double subject periods in core academics in 9th and 10th grades, with a focus on reading, writing and speaking. In the first semester of senior year, students do six pieces of formal writing. HUM offers advanced placement courses, including AP US History and AP Spanish, as well as College Now courses. 

Additional classes prepare teens for jobs, such as engineering, graphic design, music engineering, web design, computer science and filmmaking. Health and medicine, and sociology, are offered as electives. Over a dozen sports teams and student clubs are offered after school, including basketball, football, track, gymnastics, volleyball, cheerleading, tennis, baseball, cooking, creative writing, homework help and more. 

HUM and AMS students enter the JFK building via a bridge on the fourth floor, avoiding the ground floor congestion, although they must pass through metal detectors.

Ninety-nine percent of students graduated within four years in 2019, exceeding the citywide average. Almost 60 percent earned test scores high enough to enroll at City University of New York without remedial help, compared to roughly 50 percent citywide. (Lydie Raschka, school data and email correspondence, January 2020)

 

 

 

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
98%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
92%
How many English language learners graduate in 4 years?
 
100%
Average daily attendance
 
85%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
55%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
93%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
90%
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide and 2022-23 NYC School Survey

Students

412
Number of students
Citywide Average is 617

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
89%
Students with disabilities
 
18%
Multilingual learners
 
6%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
6%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
87%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
37%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
27%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
74%
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
81%
14.0
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
67%
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey, 2022-23 School Quality Guide, 2021-22 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2023 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Advanced Courses

Which students have access to advanced courses at this school? Learn more

Calculus

Not offered in 2021-21

Computer Science

 
22%

Physics

Not offered in 2021-21

Advanced Foreign Language

 
13%

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
10%

AP/IB Math or Science

 
12%

Music

 
18%
From unpublished, anonymized data from the 2021-22 school year provided by the New York State Education Department, brought to you by

College Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students graduate with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?
 
55%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
31%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
37%
From the 2020-21 and 2022-23 School Quality Guide
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Contact & Location

Location

99 Terrace View Avenue, 3rd Floor
Bronx NY 10463

Trains: 1 Line to Marble Hill-225th St

Buses: Bx1, Bx10, Bx2, Bx20, Bx7, Bx9, M100


Contact

Principal: Magaly Hicks

Parent Coordinator:

Phone: 718-817-7686

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the John F. Kennedy Educational Campus with six other schools

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? Yes

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