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Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Long Island City, Queens County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #30 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts enrolls 387 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Asian and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 44% |
| Asian | 93 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 14% |
| White | 53 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 387 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 315 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.
Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts 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 12, state house district 36.
Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts is one of 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, based in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York. The district serves 36,624 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts is smaller than the district average of about 718 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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