📍 525 W 44th St, New York, New York County, 10036
Ps 51 Elias Howe is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 412 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 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 51 Elias Howe enrolls 412 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 221 | 54% |
| White | 77 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 14% |
| Asian | 39 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 412 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 51 Elias Howe 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 27, state house district 67.
Ps 51 Elias Howe 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 412 students, Ps 51 Elias Howe 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