📍 30-14 30th St, Astoria, Queens County, 11102
Academy for New Americans is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Astoria, Queens County. The school has 116 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 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Academy for New Americans enrolls 116 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 4.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 82% |
| White | 14 | 12% |
| Asian | 5 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 116 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 New Americans 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.
Academy for New Americans 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 116 students, Academy for New Americans 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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