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August Martin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 504 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
August Martin High School enrolls 504 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 282 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 23% |
| Asian | 54 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 4.2% |
| White | 6 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 504 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 376 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
August Martin 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-50, state senate district 10, state house district 32.
August Martin High School is one of 63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, based in OZONE PARK, New York. The district serves 41,868 students district-wide and employs 2,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 504 students, August Martin High School is smaller than the district average of about 665 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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