📍 140 Beach 112th St, Rockaway Park, Queens County, 11694
Ps 47 Chris Galas is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rockaway Park, Queens County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 47 Chris Galas enrolls 254 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 14% |
| Asian | 18 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
108 of the school's 254 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 107 qualify for free lunch and 1 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 47 Chris Galas 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 15, state house district 23.
Ps 47 Chris Galas 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 254 students, Ps 47 Chris Galas 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