📍 153-27 88th Ave, Jamaica, Queens County, 11432
Ps 182 Samantha Smith is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 638 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 65.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Ps 182 Samantha Smith enrolls 638 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 65.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Asian and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 337 | 53% |
| Asian | 165 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 24 | 3.8% |
| White | 13 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
572 of the school's 638 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 553 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 182 Samantha Smith 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 11, state house district 24.
Ps 182 Samantha Smith 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 638 students, Ps 182 Samantha Smith 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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