📍 159-01 59th Ave, Flushing, Queens County, 11365
Ps 163 Flushing Heights is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Flushing, Queens County. The school has 780 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #25 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 163 Flushing Heights enrolls 780 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Asian, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 619 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.6% |
| White | 12 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
643 of the school's 780 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 592 qualify for free lunch and 51 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 163 Flushing Heights 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-60, state senate district 16, state house district 25.
Ps 163 Flushing Heights is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, based in FLUSHING, New York. The district serves 34,433 students district-wide and employs 2,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 780 students, Ps 163 Flushing Heights is close to the district average of about 749 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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