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Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 98 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 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (the) enrolls 98 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 55 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 33% |
| White | 6 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 1 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 98 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (the) 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 70.
Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (the) 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 98 students, Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (the) is smaller than 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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