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Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 468 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 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin enrolls 468 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 43% Black or African American and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 257 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 43% |
| White | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
455 of the school's 468 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 qualify for free lunch and 6 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 55 Benjamin Franklin 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 79.
Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin 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 468 students, Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin 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
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