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Ps 140 Nathan Straus is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 1 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 140 Nathan Straus enrolls 295 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 213 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 21% |
| White | 9 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 295 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ps 140 Nathan Straus is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 65.
Ps 140 Nathan Straus is one of 26 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 9,393 students district-wide and employs 874 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Ps 140 Nathan Straus is smaller than the district average of about 361 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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