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Ps 178 Dr Selman Waksman is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #11 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 178 Dr Selman Waksman enrolls 319 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 32% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 2.2% |
| White | 6 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 319 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 178 Dr Selman Waksman 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 82.
Ps 178 Dr Selman Waksman is one of 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 32,263 students district-wide and employs 2,909 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, Ps 178 Dr Selman Waksman is smaller than the district average of about 520 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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