LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a close-knit four-year high school, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14. It serves 362 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.

LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of 38 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, a district that educates 15,288 students overall.

Demographically, LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 92% of students at LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY (THE), roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 494 (now 362). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

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