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Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 270 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 enrolls 270 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 181 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 15 | 5.6% |
| White | 3 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 270 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 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-50, state senate district 10, state house district 32.
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 270 students, Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 is smaller than the district average of about 763 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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