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Longwood Academy of Discovery (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 500 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 8 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Longwood Academy of Discovery (the) enrolls 500 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 366 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 23% |
| White | 7 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
483 of the school's 500 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 480 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Longwood Academy of Discovery (the) 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 85.
Longwood Academy of Discovery (the) is one of 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 23,353 students district-wide and employs 2,038 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 500 students, Longwood Academy of Discovery (the) is close to the district average of about 458 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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