📍 123 Morningside Dr, New York, New York County, 10027
Ps 36 Margaret Douglas is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 5 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 36 Margaret Douglas enrolls 268 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 2.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 36% |
| White | 7 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 268 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 36 Margaret Douglas 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 36 Margaret Douglas is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 8,837 students district-wide and employs 943 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Ps 36 Margaret Douglas is smaller than the district average of about 316 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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