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Bushwick Community High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 86 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 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 22%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bushwick Community High School enrolls 86 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 3.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 28% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 86 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 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.
Bushwick Community 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-70, state senate district 18, state house district 53.
Bushwick Community High School 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 86 students, Bushwick Community High School is smaller than 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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