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Ps 142 Amalia Castro is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 336 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 1 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 142 Amalia Castro enrolls 336 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 245 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 18% |
| White | 15 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
316 of the school's 336 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 306 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 142 Amalia Castro 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 142 Amalia Castro 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 336 students, Ps 142 Amalia Castro is close to 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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