📍 150 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11213
Academy for Health Careers is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 231 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 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Academy for Health Careers enrolls 231 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 28% male and 72% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 155 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 3.5% |
| White | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 231 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 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.
Academy for Health Careers 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 56.
Academy for Health Careers 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 231 students, Academy for Health Careers 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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