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New Directions Secondary School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 142 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 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 12%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Directions Secondary School enrolls 142 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 2.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 31% |
| Asian | 3 | 2.1% |
| White | 2 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 142 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Directions Secondary School 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 77.
New Directions Secondary School 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 142 students, New Directions Secondary School 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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