📍 90-15 Sutter Ave, Ozone Park, Queens County, 11417
Ps 63 Old South is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ozone Park, Queens County. The school has 1,016 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 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 63 Old South enrolls 1,016 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Asian and 5.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 433 | 43% |
| Asian | 408 | 40% |
| White | 57 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 53 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
803 of the school's 1,016 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 754 qualify for free lunch and 49 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 63 Old South 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 63 Old South 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 1,016 students, Ps 63 Old South 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