State/Public Elementary Open

Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld

๐Ÿ“ 1691 Weeks Ave, Bronx, Bronx County, 10457

785
Pupils
11.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 785 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 9 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 65.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District # 9

Enrollment & staffing

Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld enrolls 785 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 65.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

Male students
391 (50%)
Female students
394 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
65.9
Student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and <1% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino62780%
Black or African American14518%
Asian6<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%
White3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

761 of the school's 785 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 756 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld 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.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9

Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld 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 785 students, Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld is larger than the district average of about 374 students per school.

25,840
District students
69
Schools
2,339
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

35%
Reading proficient
32%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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