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Brownsville Academy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 77 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #17 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 27%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brownsville Academy High School enrolls 77 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 60 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 17% |
| White | 2 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
65 of the school's 77 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 64 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.
Brownsville Academy High 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 20, state house district 55.
Brownsville Academy High School is one of 49 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 17,590 students district-wide and employs 1,489 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 77 students, Brownsville Academy High School is smaller than the district average of about 359 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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