State/Public Elementary Open

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

๐Ÿ“ 512 W 212th St, New York, New York County, 10034

292
Pupils
14.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 292 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 6 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District # 6

Enrollment & staffing

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock enrolls 292 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.

Male students
135 (46%)
Female students
157 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
20.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Black or African American and 3.4% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino26591%
Black or African American134.5%
White103.4%
Two or more races31%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

260 of the school's 292 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock 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 72.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 17,899 students district-wide and employs 1,522 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 292 students, Ps 98 Shorac Kappock is smaller than the district average of about 389 students per school.

17,899
District students
46
Schools
1,522
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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