Foreign Language Academy Of Global Studies
470 Jackson Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10455 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Foreign Language Academy Of Global Studies
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Bronx County, NY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 420 students
% Male / % Female 42%  /  58%
Total Classroom Teachers 27 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 148 students
Grade 10 - 126 students
Grade 11 - 59 students
Grade 12 - 55 students
Grade Not Listed - 32 students
This School
(NY) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NY) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 2% 4%
% Hispanic 72% 17%
% Black 23% 19%
% White 2% 58%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 78% 28%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NY) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name New York City Public s School District
This School's Agency
(NY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 37 4
Number of Students Managed 20,220 students 2,265 students
District Total Revenue n/a $31,819,000
District Expenditure n/a $31,869,000
District Revenue / Student n/a $14,048
District Expenditure / Student n/a $14,070
District Graduation Rates n/a 97%
In the News:
  • Bullied Student Finally Gets School Transfer After Injury (Gothamist)
    posted on March 15, 2009 at 05:35:58 pm
    A 14-year-old honor student tells the NY Post her direct pleas to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein about her safety at her school were ignored—until she was injured. Kimselle Castanos, whose family also repeatedly asked for a transfer, gave Klein a letter detailing how she was "terrorized by a band of teens at the Foreign Language Academy of Global Studies ," back in December. He asked her ...
  • 'PLEASE, MR. KLEIN - I'M SCARED OF THEM' (New York Post)
    posted on March 15, 2009 at 10:23:26 am
    An honor student says she was attacked in her Bronx high school after sending Chancellor Joel Klein 25 e-mails over three months begging to be transferred away from bullies who were threatening her. Kimselle Castanos, 14, handed Klein a letter...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (10455)
School Zip (10455)
(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 37,465 people 18,208,943 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 10% 32%
Population Average Age 28 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $19,389 $41,761
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 3.7 rooms 4.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 48 years old 56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (10455)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 6% / 94% 42% / 58%
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