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Central Queens Academy Charter School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Elmhurst, Queens County. The school has 709 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Queens Academy Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Queens Academy Charter School enrolls 709 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Asian and 6.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 448 | 63% |
| Asian | 165 | 23% |
| White | 45 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
598 of the school's 709 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 553 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Queens Academy Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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-60, state senate district 16, state house district 35.
Central Queens Academy Charter School is one of 1 schools in CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, based in ELMHURST, New York. The district serves 935 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 709 students, Central Queens Academy Charter School is smaller than the district average of about 935 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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