Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers (02M550)

250 West 18 Street, Manhattan, NY 10011, Manhattan
Phone: 212-691-0934
Hours: 8:01am - 2:20pm
School Website: http://www.libertyhsnyc.com/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/02M550/
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School Leader: Rhonda Huegel (rhuegel@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Carolina Velasquez (cvelasquez2@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Andrew Patterson (apatterson14@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Michael Mc Brien (mmcbrie@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Veronica Segarra (vsegarra@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Jairo Galeano (jgaleano@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers (LHS) is a small transfer high school serving new immigrant students or students that still require English acquisition in grades 9 through 12. Liberty offers a stand alone English program only. Our school community is dedicated to educating students from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds while celebrating our diversity. Liberty High School works with our Community Based Organization to offer students unique opportunities around New York City. This includes Learn to Work opportunities, college visits, career fairs, and recreational activities when school is closed. LHS is part of AP4ALL and CS4ALL. There are several Advanced Placement courses offered during the school day. We have an active Robotics Team, College Office, Arts Collaborative program, successful Running Club, active Alumni Association, and peer mentoring. We believe in supporting our students through after school programs, Saturday Regents Prep and a two year SIFE program.

School Budget: View financial budget

Academic Highlights: Learn to Work, Robotics, AP4ALL & CS4ALL Programs, Peer Mentoring, National Honor Society

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Trips, Dress Code, Extended Day, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Saturday Programs, Summer Bridge, Summer Internships, Summer Session, Weekend Programs

School Features:

Offers 10th Grade Seats
Transfer School, which serve students aged 16 to 21 who have fallen behind in credits or left school for an extended period of time
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Computer Science A, AP English Language and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP French Language and Culture, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP United States History

Languages Offered

French, Spanish

Diploma Endorsements

NYS Seal of Biliteracy

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Soccer

Girls PSAL Sports

Volleyball

PSAL Website

View PSAL schedule, standings, & history

Other Sports

Basketball, Running, Soccer, Volleyball

Art

Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers supports arts learning as vehicles of expression, discovery, and innovation. We are dedicated to teaching art education to our English as a New Language (ENL) population; students of diverse cultural and academic backgrounds. Students have the opportunity to be introduced to the visual, theatrical, and musical arts, to explore and empower already seeded talents through art displays, participation in citywide and school-wide art contests; creating videos; writing and performing theater, and designing in visual arts. Hence, students engage in rigorous class-content tasks that celebrate the diversification of cultural diversity, historical arts, and tales of human history. At Liberty, we work for the full potential of students as we dually enhance their English language acquisition through self-reflection, peer interaction, and written engagements. In addition, this school year we included a Collaborative Arts Class in the fall and spring semesters culminating in a multi-disciplinary project using visual, music, theater, poetry, and guitar.

Programs

Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers(A39A)

We offer a warm and welcoming environment to newcomer students or to newcomer ENL 9th and 10th students who are struggling in their current high school placement. LHS offers a SIFE program to those at risk and or are returning to the academic setting.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Transfer

Requirement:

Transfer high schools are designed to serve students who, based on their grade or age, are off-track to accumulate enough academic credits to meet high school graduation requirements. Only applicants ranked by the school will receive an offer.

Priority:

(Group 1) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	16 / 39 (0.41)	9 / 39 (0.23)
SWD applicants/seats:	0 / 11 (0.00)	1 / 11 (0.09)
Rank Avg:	6.10
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

Total Students Across All Grades

461

430

352

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

100

Grade 10 Students

133

143

Grade 9 Students

179

141

120

Avg. Class Size

22.4

20.3

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

20 / 0 / 4

14 / 8 / 8

<5 / 0 / 2

Attendance %

Graduation %

38%

College %

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

99 (16) / 50
6

67 (10) / 50
-1

62 / 50
8

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)

Student Responses

Academic Rigor

78.57%

Academic Engagement

78.31%

Safety

85.25%

Bully Prevention

82.00%

Inclusivity

92.10%

Mental Support

79.56%

Environment

79.88%

Post-School Support

87.00%

Teacher Responses

Academic Rigor

84.60%

School Satisfaction

93.75%

Student Behavior

72.88%

Student Support

93.24%

School Leadership

87.23%

Instructional Clarity

82.67%

Instructional Development

88.27%

Post-School Support

97.00%

Family Responses

Education

93.50%

Teacher Support

88.29%

Safety

96.33%

School Community

78.33%

School Leadership

94.75%

Post-School Support

92.00%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

Academic Summary & Data (-1-0)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

0.00%

College Aptitude

Postsecondary

Unknown 100.00%

School Demographics (2023-24)

Student Population:

Male 61.20%
Female 38.80%

English Language Learners:

91.30%

Students with Disabilities:

2.00%

Economic Need Index:

0.00%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 3.90%
Black 21.00%
Hispanic 68.50%
White 6.50%
Other 0.10%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Other 100.00%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

IEP Statistics (-1-)

IEP Services

IEP Student Performance

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
SETSS	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Speech-Language Therapy	0 (0%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (100%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<=5 (100%)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

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