📍 40 Irving Pl, New York, New York County, 10003
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 468 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 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences enrolls 468 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 29% male and 71% female. A teaching staff of 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 263 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 18% |
| Asian | 49 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 8.1% |
| White | 29 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 468 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences 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 28, state house district 74.
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences 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 468 students, Union Square Academy for Health Sciences is close to 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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