📍 130-01 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park, Queens County, 11420
PS 96 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Ozone Park, Queens County. The school has 291 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 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PS 96 enrolls 291 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Asian, 21% American Indian or Alaska Native and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 108 | 37% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 60 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.1% |
| White | 8 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 291 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 96 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 31.
PS 96 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 291 students, PS 96 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