📍 306 Ft Washington Ave, New York, New York County, 10033
Ps 173 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 6 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 173 enrolls 410 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% White and 4.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 349 | 85% |
| White | 20 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 410 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 qualify for free lunch and 14 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 173 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 71.
Ps 173 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 410 students, Ps 173 is close to the district average of about 389 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large