📍 2580 Amsterdam Ave, New York, New York County, 10040
Ps 189 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 453 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 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 189 enrolls 453 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Black or African American and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 416 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.5% |
| White | 11 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
429 of the school's 453 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 417 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 189 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.
Ps 189 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 453 students, Ps 189 is larger than 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