📍 18-25 212th St, Bayside, Queens County, 11360
Bell Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bayside, Queens County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #25 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell Academy enrolls 348 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Asian, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 25% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 143 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 27% |
| White | 86 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 348 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bell 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-30, state senate district 11, state house district 26.
Bell Academy is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, based in FLUSHING, New York. The district serves 34,433 students district-wide and employs 2,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Bell Academy is smaller than the district average of about 749 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large