MS M245 The Computer School

 MS M245 The Computer School, part of the New York City Public Schools district, is located in New York, New York. The school reports an enrollment number of 390 students in grades six through eight, and it has 29 teachers on staff.

MS M245 The Computer School is below both the state and district averages for the percentage of its students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, 49 percent of students in New York qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, whereas 37 percent of students at MS M245 The Computer School are eligible. At the district level, 72 percent are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

The school hasn't reported or may not have a gifted and talented program.

JHS 143 Eleanor Roosevelt, also in New York, N.Y., is a higher-poverty school than MS M245 The Computer School, with 100 percent of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school hasn't reported or may not have a gifted and talented program.

Source: Original Article from ProPublica.org