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Ps 18 John Peter Zenger is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 7 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 18 John Peter Zenger enrolls 342 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 6.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 29% |
| White | 21 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 342 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 338 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 18 John Peter Zenger 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 29, state house district 84.
Ps 18 John Peter Zenger is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 14,871 students district-wide and employs 1,537 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, Ps 18 John Peter Zenger is close to the district average of about 372 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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