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Bronx Academy for Software Engineering

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Bronx Academy for Software Engineering is an urban public school in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 378 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1. Its teachers have had 34 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

378 Students

34 Teachers

2474 Crotona Ave

Bronx, NY 10458 View local requests

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X264

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Bronx Academy for Software Engineering Demographics

90%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Bronx Academy for Software Engineering

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teachers funded

151

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projects for technology

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Bronx Academy for Software Engineering has received support from 89 individuals from New York and 62 individuals out-of-state.

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