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Ps/ms 29 Melrose School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 713 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 7 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 73.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps/ms 29 Melrose School enrolls 713 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 73.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 443 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 239 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.5% |
| White | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
668 of the school's 713 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 661 qualify for free lunch and 7 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/ms 29 Melrose School 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 32, state house district 79.
Ps/ms 29 Melrose School 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 713 students, Ps/ms 29 Melrose School is larger than 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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