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School for Excellence is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 101 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 9 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.3:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School for Excellence enrolls 101 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4% |
| White | 3 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 101 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
School for Excellence 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.
School for Excellence is one of 69 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 25,840 students district-wide and employs 2,339 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 101 students, School for Excellence is smaller than the district average of about 374 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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