MOUNT CARMELHOLY ROSARY SCHOOL A HighAchieving Catholic School

MOUNT CARMEL-HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL A High-Achieving Catholic School in East Harlem

MCHR’s Student Body Reflects its East Harlem Neighborhood • The majority of students (79%) qualify for Free and Reduced School Lunch. • The student body is 54% African. American and 37% Latino. • 44% of the students are non-Catholic. • Most students come from the immediate neighborhood, although a few families travel from the South Bronx and the West Side of Manhattan. • MCHR is one of more than 215 Catholic elementary schools serving NYC children in all five boroughs.

MCHR Relies Heavily on Scholarships and Other Donations • 107 Mount Carmel-Holy Rosary students attend the school using CSF scholarships – that’s close to 50% of the student body. • A large number of the remaining students receive some type of scholarship, either through the Inner. City Scholarship Fund or through individual donors to the school.

NYC Public Schools Spend $20, 655 a year per pupil http: //www. crainsnewyork. com/article/20090628/FREE/306289982&cat=educ ation

MCHR’S TUITION IS $3, 250 A YEAR …YET THE SCHOOL IS OUTSCORING NEARBY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

IN 2009, 100% OF MCHR 4 TH GRADERS SCORED A 3 OR 4 ON BOTH NEW YORK STATE ELA AND MATH EXAMS. IN 2009, 100% OF MCHR 8 TH GRADERS SCORED A 3 OR 4 ON THE NEW YORK STATE ELA EXAM, AND 97% OF THE 8 TH GRADERS SCORED 3 OR 4 ON THE NEW YORK STATE MATH EXAM. 2009 NY State Exams

District 4 NYS Exams 2009 - 4 th Grade ELA

District 4 NYS Exams 2009 - 4 th Grade Math

District 4 NYS Exams 2009 - 8 th Grade ELA

District 4 NYS Exams 2009 - 8 th Grade Math

MCHR Innovations Lead to High Test Scores • An Extended School Day – school ends at 4 pm Mon-Thurs. • Accelerated Reader Program – Students move up in reading levels by reading books and then taking quizzes. Over one 60 -day period, MCHR students took 6, 486 quizzes and had an average score of 91. 8%. • School Library – Through a $150, 000 grant from Library Connections (funded by Peter Flanigan’s Patrons Program), MCHR employs a full-time library teacher and has equipped its library with more than 6, 500 books. • Technology Integration – MCHR has an up-to-date computer lab, and each classroom has 1 -3 computers. Technology is incorporated into everyday coursework.

MCHR’s Thriving Arts Program • Every student takes part in violin or voice lessons twice a week. • Older students interested in pursuing violin training at MCHR have performed at the Russian Tea Room, the Rainbow Room, and a few have been admitted to a special Juilliard program. • Ballroom dancing is offered for 4 th, 5 th and 8 th graders, who go on to compete in a city-wide contest. • Creative Classrooms provides the school with a professional art instructor who gives weekly lessons.

Jaime Martinez (left) is a MCHR 8 th grader using a CSF scholarship. He is a ballroom dancer and violin player and plans to become a lawyer. He told us, “My parents and I wanted to have more opportunities. This would not have been

MCHR – a proud CSF school! Mount Carmel-Holy Rosary School 371 Pleasant Avenue (119 th & 120 th Sts) New York, NY 10035 Phone: (212) 876 -7555 Fax: (212) 876 -0152 www. mtcarmelholyrosaryschool. or g