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Samara Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 294 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 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Samara Community School enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 254 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
291 of the school's 294 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Samara 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 85.
Samara 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 294 students, Samara Community School 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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