PS 63 OLD SOUTH

Located at 90-15 SUTTER AVE, in OZONE PARK, New York, PS 63 OLD SOUTH is a well-populated elementary-level community that hosts 957 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27. Enrollment runs roughly 116% larger than the state mean of about 443.

PS 63 OLD SOUTH is one of 63 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, a district that instructs 39,209 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PS 63 OLD SOUTH lists that the largest single group is Asian at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 38% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Native American, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, PS 63 OLD SOUTH has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 78% of students at PS 63 OLD SOUTH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, PS 63 OLD SOUTH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.1%, the actual is 58.4%, a residual of +12.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 63 OLD SOUTH is one.

The closest other public school is MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 63 OLD SOUTH at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 63 OLD SOUTH's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 1,223 (now 957). The Asian share of enrollment grew from 32% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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