📍 55 Brandt Pl, Amsterdam, Montgomery County, 12010
Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Amsterdam, Montgomery County. The school has 817 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amsterdam City School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy enrolls 817 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 66 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 429 | 53% |
| White | 279 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
611 of the school's 817 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 590 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 111.
Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy is one of 6 schools in AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in AMSTERDAM, New York. The district serves 3,757 students district-wide and employs 244 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 817 students, Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy is larger than the district average of about 626 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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