📍 561 Grand Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11238
Gotham Professional Arts Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #13 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gotham Professional Arts Academy enrolls 217 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 31% male and 69% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 135 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 27% |
| White | 9 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 217 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gotham Professional Arts 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 25, state house district 57.
Gotham Professional Arts Academy is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 19,380 students district-wide and employs 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 217 students, Gotham Professional Arts Academy is smaller than the district average of about 485 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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