BRIGHTON ACADEMY

www.syracusecityschools.com

342 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

BRIGHTON ACADEMY is a public middle school and part of the SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT school district, located in SYRACUSE, NY with 342 students offering grade levels from 06 to 08.

With 39 teachers, BRIGHTON ACADEMY has a student/teacher ratio of about 8.7:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

342

Total Students

39.4

Full-Time Teachers

8.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

100.6%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for BRIGHTON ACADEMY
Demographic	Student Count
White	21
Hispanic	33
Black	261
Asian	3
Two or More	22
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	1

Black
261 (76.3 %)
Hispanic
33 (9.6 %)
Two or More
22 (6.4 %)
White
21 (6.1 %)
Asian
3 (0.9 %)
American Indian
1 (0.3 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Phone:	(315)435-4535
Website:	http://www.syracusecityschools.com
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	342
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	39.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	8.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	344
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 115

Grade 7 103

Grade 8 112

Ungraded 12