📍 85-52 85th St, Woodhaven, Queens County, 11421
Ps 97 Forest Park is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Woodhaven, Queens County. The school has 588 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 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 97 Forest Park enrolls 588 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Asian and 4.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 433 | 74% |
| Asian | 93 | 16% |
| White | 24 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
510 of the school's 588 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 479 qualify for free lunch and 31 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 97 Forest Park 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-70, state senate district 15, state house district 38.
Ps 97 Forest Park 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 588 students, Ps 97 Forest Park is close to 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