📍 1861 Anthony Ave, Bronx, Bronx County, 10457
Ps 28 Mount Hope is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 9 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 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 28 Mount Hope enrolls 589 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 1.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 470 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 17% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.2% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
551 of the school's 589 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 550 qualify for free lunch and 1 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 28 Mount Hope 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 33, state house district 86.
Ps 28 Mount Hope is one of 69 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 25,840 students district-wide and employs 2,339 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 589 students, Ps 28 Mount Hope is larger than the district average of about 374 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large