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Cinema School (the) is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #12 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cinema School (the) enrolls 359 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 1.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 275 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 19% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.4% |
| White | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 359 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 308 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.
Cinema School (the) 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.
Cinema School (the) 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 359 students, Cinema School (the) 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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