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Ps 103 Hector Fontanez is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 697 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 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 103 Hector Fontanez enrolls 697 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 397 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 241 | 35% |
| White | 22 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
638 of the school's 697 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 630 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 103 Hector Fontanez 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 81.
Ps 103 Hector Fontanez 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 697 students, Ps 103 Hector Fontanez is larger 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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