📍 71 Hester St, New York, New York County, 10002
Ps 42 Benjamin Altman is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 482 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 2 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 42 Benjamin Altman enrolls 482 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Asian, 9.5% White and 9.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 366 | 76% |
| White | 46 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 482 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 42 Benjamin Altman 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 42 Benjamin Altman is one of 118 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 55,345 students district-wide and employs 4,641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 482 students, Ps 42 Benjamin Altman is close to the district average of about 469 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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