📍 797 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11221
Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #32 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence enrolls 370 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 1.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 291 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 16% |
| White | 7 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 370 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 343 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence 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-70, state senate district 18, state house district 54.
Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence is one of 27 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 9,081 students district-wide and employs 854 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 370 students, Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence is close to the district average of about 336 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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