Eagle Academy for Young Men

Eagle Academy for Young Men is an American all-boys' public secondary school in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York.

A part of the New York City Department of Education, it opened in 2004,[1] established by the 100 Black Men of America organization.

The school, intended to serve Latino/Hispanic and black boys, is a part of the Eagle Academy network of schools,[2] which has campuses in other New York City boroughs and Newark, New Jersey.[1]

Student body

As of 2014, 62% of the students were black and 35% were Hispanic/Latino. 80% of the students were on free or reduced lunch.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Home page. Eagle Academy for Young Men. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Lankes, Tiffany. ""How Bronx's Eagle Academy helps inner-city kids soar" (Archive). The Buffalo News. June 22, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2015.

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Coordinates: 40°50′43″N 73°53′50″W / 40.8453°N 73.8973°W / 40.8453; -73.8973

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