📍 55 e 120th St, New York, New York County, 10035
Ps 79 Horan School is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nyc Special Schools - District 75 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 79 Horan School enrolls 224 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 74% male and 26% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 37% |
| White | 6 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
212 of the school's 224 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 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.
Ps 79 Horan 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 68.
Ps 79 Horan School is one of 59 schools in NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, based in NEW YORK, New York.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large