📍 218-01 116th Ave, Cambria Heights, Queens County, 11411
Ps/ms 147 Ronald McNair is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cambria Heights, Queens County. The school has 413 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #29 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps/ms 147 Ronald McNair enrolls 413 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 331 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 13% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 413 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 276 qualify for free lunch and 7 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/ms 147 Ronald McNair 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/ms 147 Ronald McNair 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 413 students, Ps/ms 147 Ronald McNair 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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