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South Bronx Academy for Applied Media is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 7 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Bronx Academy for Applied Media enrolls 225 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 38% |
| White | 5 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 225 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Bronx Academy for Applied Media 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 32, state house district 79.
South Bronx Academy for Applied Media is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 14,871 students district-wide and employs 1,537 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, South Bronx Academy for Applied Media is smaller than the district average of about 372 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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