ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL

As a sprawling K-5 school in WOODSIDE, New York, ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL teaches 695 students from grades K through 8, operated by ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL. Enrollment runs roughly 57% above the state mean of about 443.

ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a school of ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 22% Asian, 12% White, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PS 152 GWENDOLINE N ALLEYNE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 71% since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 695). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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