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West Bronx Academy for the Future is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #10 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Bronx Academy for the Future enrolls 638 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 1.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 515 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 17% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
587 of the school's 638 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 586 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.
West Bronx Academy for the Future 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 34, state house district 78.
West Bronx Academy for the Future is one of 84 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 42,464 students district-wide and employs 3,863 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 638 students, West Bronx Academy for the Future is larger than the district average of about 506 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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