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Dr Walter Cooper Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rochester, Monroe County. The school has 336 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rochester City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dr Walter Cooper Academy enrolls 336 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 252 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 17% |
| White | 13 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 336 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dr Walter Cooper Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 61, state house district 137.
Dr Walter Cooper Academy is one of 46 schools in ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ROCHESTER, New York. The district serves 21,990 students district-wide and employs 2,196 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 336 students, Dr Walter Cooper Academy is smaller than the district average of about 478 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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