📍 190-20 109th Rd, Saint Albans, Queens County, 11412
Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saint Albans, Queens County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #29 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry enrolls 373 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 226 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 23% |
| Asian | 46 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 373 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 1 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 118 Lorraine Hansberry 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 33.
Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, based in QUEENS VILLAGE, New York. The district serves 23,632 students district-wide and employs 1,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry is smaller than the district average of about 514 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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