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Ps 63 Author's Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 9 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 63 Author's Academy enrolls 412 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 2.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 260 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 31% |
| White | 12 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 412 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 393 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.
Ps 63 Author's 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 32, state house district 79.
Ps 63 Author's Academy 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 412 students, Ps 63 Author's Academy is close to 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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