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Urban Scholars Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #12 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Urban Scholars Community School enrolls 325 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
313 of the school's 325 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 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.
Urban Scholars Community School 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 79.
Urban Scholars Community School 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 325 students, Urban Scholars Community School is close to 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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