The 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.
Eagle Academy for Young Men in the Bronx, New York
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]
The Eagle group of boys' schools was the inspiration of Boys Academic Leadership Academy in Los Angeles.[3]
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]
References
- 1 2 Home page. Eagle Academy for Young Men. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- 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.
- ↑ Resmovits, Joy (2017-08-25). "In Los Angeles, a public school just for boys". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-19. - Copy at the Chicago Tribune
External links
- www
.eaglebronx , the school's official website.org - schools
.nyc , the school's NYC Department of Education portal.gov /schoolportals /09 /x231
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