📍 87-45 117th St, Richmond Hill, Queens County, 11418
PS 51 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond Hill, Queens County. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in an urban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PS 51 enrolls 199 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Asian and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 45% |
| Asian | 52 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 11% |
| White | 20 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 199 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 51 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 10, state house district 24.
PS 51 is one of 63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, based in OZONE PARK, New York. The district serves 41,868 students district-wide and employs 2,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 199 students, PS 51 is smaller than the district average of about 665 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large