📍 131-10 97th Ave, Richmond Hill, Queens County, 11418
Ps 55 Maure is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond Hill, Queens County. The school has 485 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 55 Maure enrolls 485 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% American Indian or Alaska Native, 26% Asian and 25% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 137 | 28% |
| Asian | 128 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 32 | 6.6% |
| White | 9 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
383 of the school's 485 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 365 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 55 Maure 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-50, state senate district 10, state house district 32.
Ps 55 Maure is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 485 students, Ps 55 Maure is smaller than the district average of about 763 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large