📍 92-07 175th St, Jamaica, Queens County, 11433
Ps/is 268 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 #29 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps/is 268 enrolls 638 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Asian and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 309 | 48% |
| Asian | 163 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 55 | 8.6% |
| White | 16 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
508 of the school's 638 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 506 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 268 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 29.
Ps/is 268 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 638 students, Ps/is 268 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