New Song by the Numbers

What does success in a BCPSS school look like? At every grade level we have success. At New Song Academy, #322, here is what we have achieved:

Met Adequate Yearly Progress in 2003 – 2004 and 2004 – 2005 (data for 2004 – 2005 school year)

• Grade 3
  • Our students outscored the BCPSS average for proficiency in reading
  
• Grade 4
  • Our students outscored the BCPSS average for proficiency in reading by over 6%
  
• Grade 5
  • Our students outscored both BCPSS and Md. State averages for proficiency in reading
  • Our students outscored the BCPSS average for students scoring at the advanced level on MSA Reading by 5 times
  • Our students outscored the BCPSS average for proficiency in math
  
• Grade 6
  • Our students outscored the BCPSS average for proficiency in reading by over 20%
  • Our students outscored BCPSS averages for students scoring at the advanced level in reading
  
• Grade 7
  • Our students outscored BCPSS average for proficiency in reading by over 20%
  • Our students outscored BCPSS average for those students scoring at the advanced level in reading by 6%
  • Our students outscored BCPSS average for proficiency in math
  
• Grade 8
  • Our students outscored BCPSS average for proficiency in reading by over 20%
  • Our students outscored BCPSS average for proficiency in math
  
  
• Second highest attendance in the City
  
• Attendance in elementary grades: 97.4%
  
• Attendance in middle grades: 98.2%
  
• 100% family involvement
  
• On-going and meaningful community partnerships with Sandtown Habitat for Humanity, EDEN Jobs, Martha’s Place, New Song Arts and Media and New Song Health Clinic
  
• On-going and meaningful partnerships with Rouse Co., T-Rowe Price, Towson University, Vertis Inc., and the Enterprise Foundation
  
• Education as a value:
  
• For students who came through New Song Academy, 78% have graduated high school on time. This number is projected to be over 86% for the high school graduating class of 2006
  
• 13 graduates currently attending college
  
• 15 parents currently attending college
  
• A rejection of the idea that middle school’s need school police in order to create a safe, secure and orderly learning environment