Original Research by School Decision on La Cima Charter School
LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOL is a small charter district in Kings County that serves kindergarten through fifth grade, with an enrollment of roughly a dozen students per grade on average. The school's student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, each making up a roughly equal and substantial share of enrollment. The student population also includes a small number of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, students with disabilities, and English learners was not available.
The school operates as a single charter school within its district structure. Academic assessment results from state testing were not provided, so there is no data available to characterize student proficiency in reading, mathematics, or other tested subjects. Without those results, a reader cannot compare this school's academic performance to other districts in the county or to state benchmarks. A parent interested in understanding how students at LA CIMA perform on standardized measures may want to contact the school directly or check the New York State Education Department's publicly reported data.
What is available from comparative data shows that chronic absenteeism at the school is quite high relative to other districts in the county. The school's chronic absenteeism rate places it in the bottom quartile among Kings County's districts, meaning attendance is a meaningful concern here. This pattern often signals barriers to consistent school attendance, whether related to transportation, family circumstances, or other factors. A parent or guardian considering this school would benefit from speaking directly with staff about how the school supports families in maintaining regular attendance and what barriers students and families face.
Per-pupil spending at LA CIMA falls in the lower-middle range among the county's districts, neither unusually high nor low. The school's spending level sits below the county median.
The school serves an early-elementary grade band, which means there is no graduation rate to report, as students at this grade level are not followed through to high school completion. The school's website and any detailed information about its instructional approach, curriculum focus, or specific programs were not located.
Recent parent-relevant changes or district initiatives were not identified through available sources, so a reader does not have information about new programs, policy shifts, or other developments at the school level. For context on how the school is evolving and what priorities guide its work, direct contact with school leadership would be the best source.
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