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Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 478 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #11 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan enrolls 478 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 253 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 38% |
| White | 12 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
446 of the school's 478 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 442 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 21 Philip H Sheridan 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 83.
Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan 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 478 students, Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan is close to 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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