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Washington Heights Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 511 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 6 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Heights Academy enrolls 511 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 2% White and 1.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 481 | 94% |
| White | 10 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
449 of the school's 511 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 436 qualify for free lunch and 13 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 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 31, state house district 72.
Washington Heights Academy 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 511 students, Washington Heights Academy 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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