📍 150 W 105th St, New York, New York County, 10025
West Prep Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 168 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 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Prep Academy enrolls 168 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 40% |
| White | 7 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 168 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Prep 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.
West Prep 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 168 students, West Prep 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