ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Located at 40 IRVING PL, in NEW YORK, New York, ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING is a modestly sized secondary school that hosts 438 students (grades 9 through 12), run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING is among them.

Demographically, ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Black, 15% Asian, 5% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 84% of students at ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for New York County put median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNION SQUARE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.6%.

ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 438). The Asian share of enrollment rose from 7% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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