📍 145-01 119th Ave, South Ozone Park, Queens County, 11436
Ps 123 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Ozone Park, Queens County. The school has 522 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 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 123 enrolls 522 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 302 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 17% |
| Asian | 55 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 37 | 7.1% |
| White | 24 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
438 of the school's 522 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 414 qualify for free lunch and 24 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 123 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 32.
Ps 123 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 522 students, Ps 123 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