📍 42-00 72nd St, Woodside, Queens County, 11377
Ps 12 James B Colgate is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Woodside, Queens County. The school has 855 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #24 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 12 James B Colgate enrolls 855 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Asian, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 464 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 339 | 40% |
| White | 27 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
728 of the school's 855 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 691 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 12 James B Colgate 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-60, state senate district 12, state house district 34.
Ps 12 James B Colgate 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 855 students, Ps 12 James B Colgate is close to 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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