📍 270 Washington St, Hempstead, Nassau County, 11550
Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the Arts is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hempstead, Nassau County. The school has 739 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hempstead Union Free School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the Arts enrolls 739 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 592 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 17% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.1% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
430 of the school's 739 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 395 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the Arts is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-40, state senate district 6, state house district 18.
Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the Arts is one of 8 schools in HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HEMPSTEAD, New York. The district serves 5,677 students district-wide and employs 300 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 739 students, Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the Arts is close to the district average of about 710 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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