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Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy Iii is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 284 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #12 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy Iii enrolls 284 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 26% |
| White | 4 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 284 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy Iii 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.
Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy Iii is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 16,974 students district-wide and employs 1,742 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 284 students, Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy Iii is smaller than the district average of about 369 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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