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High School for Contemporary Arts is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 283 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 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% 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.
High School for Contemporary Arts enrolls 283 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 8.1% |
| White | 7 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 283 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 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.
High School for Contemporary Arts 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 36, state house district 83.
High School for Contemporary Arts 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 283 students, High School for Contemporary Arts is smaller than 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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