504 W 158th St, New York, New York County, 10033
Community Health Academy of the Heights is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 612 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 6 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Community Health Academy of the Heights enrolls 612 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Black or African American and 1.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 526 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 9.6% |
| White | 11 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
561 of the school's 612 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Community Health Academy of the Heights 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 31, state house district 71.
Community Health Academy of the Heights is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 17,899 students district-wide and employs 1,522 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 612 students, Community Health Academy of the Heights is larger than the district average of about 389 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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