Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School

Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Staten Island, New York

Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School in Staten Island, New York enrolled 192 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (New York: 87.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

286 students in 2022-23, 269 students in 2023-24, 192 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School by school year2022-23: 286, 2023-24: 269, 2024-25: 19201002003002022-232862023-242692024-25192
Students enrolled at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School by school year2022-23: 286, 2023-24: 269, 2024-25: 19201002003002022-232862023-242692024-25192
Students enrolled at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School by school year2022-23: 286, 2023-24: 269, 2024-25: 19201002003002022-232862023-242692024-25192
Students enrolled at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School by school year2022-23: 286, 2023-24: 269, 2024-25: 19201002003002022-232862023-242692024-25192
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328636.08.0
2023-2426936.07.5
2024-25192not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School enrolled 243 students and reported no counselor; it reported 32 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions32
  • Chronically absent53.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.3% of students were Hispanic, 38.0% Black, 13.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic45.3%
  2. Black38.0%
  3. White13.5%
  4. Two or more races1.6%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew York
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑59%40‑59%47%
Math, 2022-2320‑29%0‑20% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 35 students in Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more87.2%
Students in the class3535202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Staten Island

15 public high schools in Staten Island report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Tottenville High School3,75015.451.4%
New Dorp High School3,05512.864.3%
Susan E Wagner High School2,74314.763.9%
Curtis High School2,43914.177.7%
Port Richmond High School1,69611.080.7%
Staten Island Technical High School1,42518.847.3%
Ralph R Mckee Career and Technical Education High School6269.380.4%
Gaynor Mccown Expeditionary Learning School54015.251.5%

All public schools in Staten Island →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School

  1. New Ventures Charter SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 134 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Csi High School for International StudiesThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 519 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School with New Ventures Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School spends per student$31,738 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$31,738
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkLois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School is the number 1,072 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#1,072 of 1,195
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School

  1. How many students attend Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School?
    192 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 286 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Staten Island, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School?
    8.0 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School a Title I school?
    Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School?
    90% or more of the 35 students in Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School in?
    Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School, NCES district ID 3601179. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360117906664 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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