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Lyons Community School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 383 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #14 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lyons Community School enrolls 383 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 209 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.5% |
| White | 9 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 383 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 346 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lyons Community 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.
Lyons Community School is one of 38 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 15,368 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 383 students, Lyons Community School is close to the district average of about 404 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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