📍 154 W 93rd St, New York, New York County, 10025
Lafayette Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Academy enrolls 160 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 72 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 160 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lafayette 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 30, state house district 69.
Lafayette Academy is one of 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 19,143 students district-wide and employs 1,668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Lafayette Academy is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large