ABS Spotlight World Languages Institute
AMERICA’S BEST SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHT World Languages Institute Fort Worth Independent School District Fort Worth, TX Grades 6-12 Principal: Marie-Lise Mosbeux WEBSITE ENROLLMENT: 548 Latino/ Hispanic 90% White 6% Black/ African American 3% Multi-racial 6% Other 1% Students Meeting Low-income Criteria 83% Students With Disabilities 12% English Language Learners 53% All expectations are high expectations at […]
ABS Spotlight The Caton School P.S. 249
AMERICA’S BEST SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHT The Caton School P.S. 249 District 17 NYC Brooklyn, NY Grades PK-5 Principal: Elisa Brown WEBSITE ENROLLMENT: 713 Asian 5% Latino/ Hispanic 42% White 5% Black/ African American 41% Multi-racial 6% Native American 1% Students Meeting Low-income Criteria 92% Students With Disabilities 21% English Language Learners 20% The Caton Elementary School […]
ABS Spotlight Patrick Henry Preparatory
AMERICA’S BEST SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHT PATRICK HENRY PREPARATORY P.S/ I.S. 171 District 4 NYC New York, NY Grades PK-8 Principal: Dimitres Pantelidis WEBSITE ENROLLMENT: 767 Asian 10% Latino/ Hispanic 57% White 5% Black/ African American 25% Other 5% Students Meeting Low-income Criteria 72% Students With Disabilities 18% English Language Learners 4% At Patrick Henry Preparatory School […]
ABS Spotlight Northwest Early College High School
AMERICA’S BEST SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHT Northwest Early College High School Canutillo Independent School District El Paso, TX Grades 9-12 Principal: Frank Clark WEBSITE ENROLLMENT: 365 Latino/ Hispanic 89% White 7% Black/ African American 2% Multi-racial 4% Other 1% Students Meeting Low-income Criteria 51% Students With Disabilities 9% English Language Learners 19% At Northwest Early College High […]
ABS Spotlight Feaster Charter Middle School
AMERICA’S BEST SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHT Feaster Charter Middle School Chula Vista Elementary School District Chula Vista, CA Grades 7-8 Principal: Rosario Villareal WEBSITE ENROLLMENT: 200 Latino/ Hispanic 90% Asian 1% White 4% Other 2% Students Meeting Low-income Criteria 86% Students With Disabilities 7% English Language Learners 49% Feaster Charter Middle School is a truly magical place […]
2022 America’s Best Urban Schools Awards
NCUST America’s Best Urban Schools Awards As our nation comes to terms in understanding and one day embracing the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important not to lose sight of the essential mission education has upon our local communities, especially for those students with limited financial and experiential resources. Although learning loss has […]
Why Attend NCUST’s America’s Best Urban Schools Symposium?
Why Attend NCUST’s America’s Best Urban Schools Symposium? Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D. MORE INFO Every good leader knows how difficult it is to bring about meaningful, positive, school-wide, or district-wide change, especially related to educational equity and excellence. The status quo did not show up on our doorsteps overnight. As well, the status quo […]
NCUST Awards First 16 Recipients of the National Principal Certificate for Equity and Excellence
NCUST Awards First 16 Recipients of the National Principal Certificate for Equity and Excellence On October 13th, NCUST awarded the first 16 recipients of the National Principal Certificate for Equity and Excellence. This new certificate is designed to commend outstanding principals who have demonstrated impressive evidence of their impact on educational equity and excellence in […]
Why Apply? A message from NCUST Executive Director Joseph F. Johnson, Jr.
WHY APPLY? At NCUST, it has been our honor to visit and learn from over 150 amazing schools that achieve multiple evidences of outstanding learning results for every racial/ethnic/income group of students they serve. We look forward to recognizing, celebrating, and learning from more urban schools during this coming year. Why do we invest the […]
