📍 74-30 Commonwlth Blvd, Bellerose, Queens County, 11426
Ps/is 208 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bellerose, Queens County. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #29 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps/is 208 enrolls 617 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 400 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 14% |
| Asian | 62 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 41 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.6% |
| White | 9 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
354 of the school's 617 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 40 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/is 208 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-30, state senate district 11, state house district 24.
Ps/is 208 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 617 students, Ps/is 208 is larger 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