PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in NEW YORK, New York, PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS teaches 527 students from grades K through 8, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.

PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS is one of 28 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, a district that enrolls 7,761 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 19% Black. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than New York County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (New York County) records that median household earnings sit near $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS is one.

The closest other public school is A PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS's enrollment has edged down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 827 (now 527). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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