📍 1514 Olmstead Ave, Bronx, Bronx County, 10462
Ps 106 Parkchester is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 889 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 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 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 106 Parkchester enrolls 889 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Asian, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 360 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 266 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 210 | 24% |
| White | 25 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
706 of the school's 889 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 706 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 106 Parkchester 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 32, state house district 87.
Ps 106 Parkchester 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 889 students, Ps 106 Parkchester 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