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Ps 62 Chester Park School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Richmond Hill, Queens County. The school has 796 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 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 62 Chester Park School enrolls 796 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Asian, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 14% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 356 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 30% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 113 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 3.4% |
| White | 26 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
624 of the school's 796 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 603 qualify for free lunch and 21 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 62 Chester Park School 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 38.
Ps 62 Chester Park School 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 796 students, Ps 62 Chester Park School is larger 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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