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Merrick Academy-queens Public Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield Gardens, Queens County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merrick Academy-queens Public Charter School enrolls 582 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 511 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.5% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 582 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 417 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merrick Academy-queens Public Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-50, state senate district 14, state house district 29.
Merrick Academy-queens Public Charter School is one of 1 schools in MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, based in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, New York. The district serves 732 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 582 students, Merrick Academy-queens Public Charter School is smaller than the district average of about 732 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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