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School for Classics High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #19 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School for Classics High School enrolls 269 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 35% |
| Asian | 38 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.3% |
| White | 15 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 269 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 243 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
School for Classics 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-80, state senate district 19, state house district 60.
School for Classics High School is one of 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 19,984 students district-wide and employs 1,769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 269 students, School for Classics High School is smaller than the district average of about 384 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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