📍 350 Linwood St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11208
Vista Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #19 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vista Academy enrolls 418 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 5.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 284 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 20% |
| Asian | 24 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 3.3% |
| White | 10 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 418 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 403 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vista Academy 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 54.
Vista Academy 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 418 students, Vista Academy is close to 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