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Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 5 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos enrolls 493 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 368 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 19% |
| White | 12 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
470 of the school's 493 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 467 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 161 Pedro Albizu Campos 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 31, state house district 70.
Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos 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 493 students, Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos is larger 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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