📍 163 W 97th St, New York, New York County, 10025
Ps 163 Alfred e Smith is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 163 Alfred e Smith enrolls 409 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 223 | 55% |
| White | 83 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 13% |
| Asian | 28 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 409 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 163 Alfred e Smith 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 30, state house district 69.
Ps 163 Alfred e Smith is one of 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 19,143 students district-wide and employs 1,668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Ps 163 Alfred e Smith is close to the district average of about 435 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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