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Leaders High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #21 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 4 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leaders High School enrolls 372 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 42% |
| White | 98 | 26% |
| Asian | 59 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
288 of the school's 372 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leaders 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-80, state senate district 22, state house district 47.
Leaders High School is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 34,189 students district-wide and employs 2,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Leaders High School is smaller than the district average of about 855 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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