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Eagle Academy for Young Men

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Home page. Eagle Academy for Young Men. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Lankes, Tiffany. ""How Bronx's Eagle Academy helps inner-city kids soar"(). The Buffalo News. June 22, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  3. ^ 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
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