📍 37-15 13th St, Long Island City, Queens County, 11101
Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Long Island City, Queens County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell enrolls 397 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 42% Black or African American and 3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 42% |
| Asian | 12 | 3% |
| White | 8 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 397 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 111 Jacob Blackwell 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-70, state senate district 12, state house district 37.
Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell is one of 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, based in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York. The district serves 36,624 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell is smaller than the district average of about 718 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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