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Ps/is 295 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Queens Village, Queens County. The school has 536 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 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps/is 295 enrolls 536 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Asian and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 39% |
| Asian | 150 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 21% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 29 | 5.4% |
| White | 18 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
366 of the school's 536 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 346 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 295 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/is 295 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 536 students, Ps/is 295 is close to 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