📍 190 Beach 110th St, Rockaway Park, Queens County, 11694
Waterside School for Leadership is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rockaway Park, Queens County. The school has 167 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waterside School for Leadership enrolls 167 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 91 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 33% |
| White | 12 | 7.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 167 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waterside School for Leadership 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 15, state house district 23.
Waterside School for Leadership 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 167 students, Waterside School for Leadership 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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