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Ps 56 Norwood Heights is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 593 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #10 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 56 Norwood Heights enrolls 593 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Asian and 8.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 374 | 63% |
| Asian | 119 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 8.4% |
| White | 38 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
507 of the school's 593 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 502 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.
Ps 56 Norwood Heights 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 36, state house district 80.
Ps 56 Norwood Heights is one of 84 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 42,464 students district-wide and employs 3,863 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 593 students, Ps 56 Norwood Heights is larger than the district average of about 506 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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