AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD

Located at 532 W 215TH ST, in NEW YORK, New York, AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is a close-knit primary school that caters to 179 students (grades K through 4), operated by AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD. That puts it 60% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD sits inside AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 17% Black, 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than New York County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.4%.

In the area at large, census data for New York County shows median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is one.

PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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