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Lighthouse Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Far Rockaway, Queens County. The school has 152 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 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lighthouse Elementary School enrolls 152 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 78 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 40% |
| White | 6 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 152 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lighthouse Elementary 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 15, state house district 23.
Lighthouse Elementary 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 152 students, Lighthouse Elementary School 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
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