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Ps 199 Maurice a Fitzgerald is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Long Island City, Queens County. The school has 531 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 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 199 Maurice a Fitzgerald enrolls 531 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Asian and 8.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 309 | 58% |
| Asian | 150 | 28% |
| White | 45 | 8.5% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
399 of the school's 531 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 395 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 199 Maurice a Fitzgerald 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 12, state house district 37.
Ps 199 Maurice a Fitzgerald 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 531 students, Ps 199 Maurice a Fitzgerald 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
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