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Legacy School of the Arts is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 147 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 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Legacy School of the Arts enrolls 147 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 91 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 26% |
| White | 7 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 147 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 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.
Legacy School of the 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-80, state senate district 19, state house district 60.
Legacy School of the Arts 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 147 students, Legacy School of the Arts 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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