📍 535 Briar Pl, Far Rockaway, Queens County, 11691
Wave Preparatory Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Far Rockaway, Queens County. The school has 435 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 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wave Preparatory Elementary School enrolls 435 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 278 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 33% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
356 of the school's 435 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 355 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wave Preparatory 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 10, state house district 31.
Wave Preparatory 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 435 students, Wave Preparatory 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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