📍 350 Grand St, New York, New York County, 10002
Essex Street Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Essex Street Academy enrolls 344 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 20% |
| White | 66 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 12% |
| Asian | 19 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 344 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Essex Street Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 65.
Essex Street Academy is one of 118 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 55,345 students district-wide and employs 4,641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 344 students, Essex Street Academy is smaller than the district average of about 469 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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