📍 116-01 166th St, Jamaica, Queens County, 11434
Ps 140 Edward K Ellington is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 354 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 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 140 Edward K Ellington enrolls 354 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 215 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 23% |
| Asian | 34 | 9.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.7% |
| White | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
314 of the school's 354 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 304 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 140 Edward K Ellington 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 14, state house district 32.
Ps 140 Edward K Ellington 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 354 students, Ps 140 Edward K Ellington 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
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