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Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 964 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 6 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School enrolls 964 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 880 | 91% |
| White | 26 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
827 of the school's 964 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 813 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.
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 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 72.
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 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 964 students, Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 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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