ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)

Located at 244-248 LONG ISLAND AVE, in WYANDANCH, New York, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is a mid-tier elementary-level community that works with 468 students (grades K through 6), operated by ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE).

ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) sits inside ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) logs that Black students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder is composed of 36% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.3%; actual is 73.7%, +26.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is one.

MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE). Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) operates from a suburban location. ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, members of the ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.