📍 3630 3rd Ave, Bronx, Bronx County, 10456
KAPPA is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 9 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
KAPPA enrolls 241 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 48% Black or African American and 1.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 48% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
230 of the school's 241 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 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.
KAPPA 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 33, state house district 79.
KAPPA 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 241 students, KAPPA 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