Lycée Français De New York

What it reported doing in 2024

Following the curriculum of the french ministry of education, the lycee blends the intellectual rigor and breadth of an authentic french education with an american educational philosophy that emphasizes creativity, optimism and ingenuity. Both the french and american educational authorities recognize the lycee's excellence: the school is accredited by the french ministry of education, the New York state association of independent schools (nysais) and the association of french schools abroad (aefe).welcoming a community of families and learners from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences is central to the lycee's mission and a priority for the school. Financial aid resources help open the door to a lycee experience for a wide cross-section of New York city's vibrant communities and families outside the u.s. In 2023-2024, we awarded under $6 million in financial aid to our students, double the amount of aid distributed just five years ago.a significant aspect of the lycee's program is its bilingual progression from students' earliest years. Guided by one native french-speaking and one native english-speaking teacher, students in its pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms are immersed equally in french and english, allowing them to develop total fluency in both languages by first grade, regardless of the language spoken at home. The portion of the students' day spent in french increases to 80% in first through fifth grade. The purpose of this is to solidify students' french language skills amidst the predominantly english-speaking environment of New York city. Sixth through twelfth graders will spend anywhere from 50%-70% of their class time in french depending on their interests and course of study. Students' studies culminate in the french baccalaureate, including the choice to pursue one of three options: the traditional french baccalaureate, the international option of the french baccalaureate (oib) or the french-american baccalaureate (bfa).music, visual art, drama and other forms of artistic expression are part of the regular academic curriculum. At the heart of the school's arts program and fully integrated into the academic life is the lycee's cultural center, which works in partnership with our teaching team to provide students at all ages with performances, lectures, classroom activities and workshops with creators, thinkers and leaders from many fields of study in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Most notably, the cultural center's artists-in-residence program brings renowned working artists to the campus three times a year to engage an entire grade in a creative endeavor from circus arts to music, writing to illustration over the course of a week.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 67.5%; rating input score 67
• Program expense ratio: 80.7%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 12.9%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.58; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings