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Gordon Parks School (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rosedale, Queens County. The school has 653 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 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gordon Parks School (the) enrolls 653 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 571 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
558 of the school's 653 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 546 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gordon Parks School (the) 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.
Gordon Parks School (the) 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 653 students, Gordon Parks School (the) 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
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