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Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 528 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 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School enrolls 528 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Asian, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 352 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 48 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 4.4% |
| White | 15 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
435 of the school's 528 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 413 qualify for free lunch and 22 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 161 Arthur Ashe School 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 24.
Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School 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 528 students, Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School 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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