📍 55 Merrill Ave, Staten Island, Richmond County, 10314
Ps 60 Alice Austen is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Staten Island, Richmond County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #31 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 60 Alice Austen enrolls 628 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 288 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 26% |
| Asian | 132 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
422 of the school's 628 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 384 qualify for free lunch and 38 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 60 Alice Austen 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 63.
Ps 60 Alice Austen is one of 74 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, based in STATEN ISLAND, New York. The district serves 60,164 students district-wide and employs 4,710 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Ps 60 Alice Austen is smaller than the district average of about 813 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large