📍 95-16 89th Ave, Woodhaven, Queens County, 11421
New York City Academy for Discovery is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Woodhaven, Queens County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New York City Academy for Discovery enrolls 344 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Asian and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 225 | 65% |
| Asian | 62 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 7% |
| White | 16 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 344 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New York City Academy for Discovery 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 10, state house district 38.
New York City Academy for Discovery 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 344 students, New York City Academy for Discovery 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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