📍 62-85 Forest Ave, Ridgewood, Queens County, 11385
Ps 71 Forest is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridgewood, Queens County. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #24 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 71 Forest enrolls 547 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 330 | 60% |
| White | 165 | 30% |
| Asian | 22 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
447 of the school's 547 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 qualify for free lunch and 31 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 71 Forest 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-70, state senate district 15, state house district 37.
Ps 71 Forest is one of 57 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, based in CORONA, New York. The district serves 50,026 students district-wide and employs 4,124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 547 students, Ps 71 Forest is smaller than the district average of about 878 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large