📍 126-28 150th St, South Ozone Park, Queens County, 11436
Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Ozone Park, Queens County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon enrolls 275 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 164 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 25% |
| Asian | 24 | 8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.8% |
| White | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 275 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 221 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 45 Clarence Witherspoon 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 32.
Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon 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 275 students, Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon 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
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