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Pelham Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #11 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pelham Preparatory Academy enrolls 458 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 6.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 148 | 32% |
| White | 28 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 23 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 458 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pelham Preparatory 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 34, state house district 80.
Pelham Preparatory Academy is one of 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 32,263 students district-wide and employs 2,909 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 458 students, Pelham Preparatory Academy is close to the district average of about 520 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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