📍 34-74 113th St, Corona, Queens County, 11368
Ps 143 Louis Armstrong is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Corona, Queens County. The school has 1,436 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 106.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 143 Louis Armstrong enrolls 1,436 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 106.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,362 | 95% |
| Asian | 31 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,307 of the school's 1,436 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,282 qualify for free lunch and 25 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 143 Louis Armstrong 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 13, state house district 35.
Ps 143 Louis Armstrong 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 1,436 students, Ps 143 Louis Armstrong is larger 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
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