977 Fox St, Bronx, Bronx County, 10459
Accion Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 230 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 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Accion Academy enrolls 230 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 179 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 17% |
| White | 4 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 230 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 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.
Accion 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 32, state house district 85.
Accion Academy 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 230 students, Accion Academy 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