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2011-12

A total of 1325 elementary, middle and high schools and 123 districts statewide have been identified for improvement under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.  Of the identified schools, 1173 will receive Title I funds in 2011-12 and are required to offer extra help to eligible low-income students; 416 of these Title I schools must also offer public school choice (as appropriate) to all enrolled students. 

The number of schools and districts that were newly identified for improvement is unprecedented.  Last year, 102 schools and 4 school districts were newly identified for improvement.  This year the number of newly identified schools increased to 847 and the number of newly identified districts increased to 89...[click here for complete News Release Memo HTML Version | PDF Version (58 KB)]

Districts/Schools Accountability Status - 2011-12 School Year

2010-11

A total of 532 elementary, middle and high schools and 35 districts statewide have been identified for improvement under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Of these, 99 schools and 4 districts were newly identified this year.  Of the identified schools, 483 will receive Title I funds in 2010-11 and are required to offer extra help to eligible low-income students; 373 of these Title I schools must also offer public school choice (as appropriate) to all enrolled students. 

A total of 53 schools and 3 districts that were identified for the 2009-10 school year have been removed from the improvement list because they made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years in all areas for which they were identified.  An additional 14 schools that were in improvement status during 2009-10 have closed or are in the process of closing. AYP is the minimum level of performance schools and districts must achieve each year and is based on student participation and performance on state assessments. Sixty-four schools identified this year made AYP, and are eligible to be removed from the improvement list if they make AYP again next year. 

At the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, 499 schools and 35 districts were identified. The increase in identified schools and districts follows a change made in the calculation of AYP for the Students with Disabilities subgroup, as well as time adjustment of assessment cut scores based on a later administration of state assessments. The new, higher cut scores for student proficiency on the grades 3-8 English language arts and mathematics assessments announced by the Regents in July 2010 were not used to make AYP determinations in 2009-10 but will first be used for this purpose in 2010-11... (click here for complete News Release Memo).

  • Districts that are identified as being in improvement status PDF (26KB)
  • Districts newly identified as being in improvement status PDF (20KB)
  • Districts that were removed from improvement status PDF (22KB)
  • All Districts and status PDF (79KB)
  • Schools that are identified as being in improvement status PDF (113KB)
  • Schools newly identified as being in improvement status PDF (32KB)
  • Schools that were removed from improvement status PDF (49KB)
  • Schools closed PDF (23KB)
  • All Schools and status PDF (684KB)
  • Districts and School Accountability Excel spreadsheet (1.8MB)

2009-2010

A total of 489 elementary, middle and high schools and 35 districts statewide have been identified for improvement under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Of these, 54 schools and three districts were newly identified this year.  Of the identified schools, 427 will receive Title I funds in 2009-10 and are required to offer extra help to eligible students; 333 of these Title I schools must also offer public school choice (as appropriate) to all enrolled students.
In addition, 203 schools and 27 districts have been removed from the improvement list because they made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years in all areas for which they were identified.  AYP is the minimum level of performance schools and districts must achieve each year and is based on student participation and performance on state assessments.

New files (updated on March 2010):

  • Districts that are identified as being in improvement status PDF (26KB)
  • Districts newly identified as being in improvement status PDF (20KB)
  • Districts that were removed from improvement status PDF (22KB)
  • All Districts and status PDF (79KB)
  • Schools that are identified as being in improvement status PDF (113KB)
  • Schools newly identified as being in improvement status PDF (32KB)
  • Schools that were removed from improvement status PDF (49KB)
  • All Schools and status PDF (684KB)
  • Schools closed for 2009-10 PDF (25KB)
  • Districts and School Accountability Excel spreadsheet (1.8MB)

2008-2009

Districts/Schools Accountability Status
A total of 543 elementary, middle and high schools and 53 districts have been identified by the State Education Department as "in Need of Improvement" under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.  Of these, 62 schools and four districts were newly identified this school year.  All Schools in Need of Improvement (SINI) and Districts in Need of Improvement (DINI) receive federal Title I funds and must take a variety of actions under federal law.   

In addition, 85 schools and 11 districts have been removed from the Title I improvement list because they have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years in all areas for which they were identified.   This represents a substantial increase from the 46 schools and four districts that were removed from school improvement last year.

2007-2008

Elementary and Middle Schools Accountability Status

444 Title I Elementary and Middle Schools Statewide are “In Need of Improvement” Under NCLB; 53 Schools also Identified Under Separate State Rules - A total of 444 elementary and middle schools have been identified by the State Education Department as “Schools In Need of Improvement” (SINI) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Of these, 106 schools were newly identified this school year. All SINI schools receive federal Title I funds and must take a variety of actions under federal law.

Secondary Level Accountability Status

High School Accountability - New York City

Last Updated: February 6, 2014