Ps 256 School in Syosset, NY
(01-12 • Public • Special Education School)
- Address
- 525 CONVENT RD
Syosset, NY 11791
- Telephone
- (516) 921-0450
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- Students
- 440
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 98.2
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 281
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 3
- School district
- NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 440
Enrollment in 2015: 405
Enrollment in 2014: 422
Enrollment in 2013: 430
Enrollment in 2012: 411
Enrollment in 2011: 461
Enrollment in 2010: 411
Enrollment in 2009: 405
Enrollment in 2008: 444
Enrollment in 2007: 451
Enrollment in 2006: 429
Enrollment in 2015: 405
Enrollment in 2014: 422
Enrollment in 2013: 430
Enrollment in 2012: 411
Enrollment in 2011: 461
Enrollment in 2010: 411
Enrollment in 2009: 405
Enrollment in 2008: 444
Enrollment in 2007: 451
Enrollment in 2006: 429
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
| Grade | PK | KG | G01 | G02 | G03 | G04 | G05 | G06 | G07 | G08 | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | UG | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All students | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 249 | 440 |
| Female students | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 101 |
| Male students | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 177 | 339 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Asian students | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 20 | 25 |
| Hispanic students | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 126 |
| Black students | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 109 | 222 |
| White students | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | 53 | 65 |
Enrollment by grade:
Pre-Kindergarten enrollment: 7
Kindergarten enrollment: 1
1st grade enrollment: 4
2nd grade enrollment: 11
3rd grade enrollment: 6
4th grade enrollment: 7
5th grade enrollment: 3
6th grade enrollment: 9
7th grade enrollment: 16
8th grade enrollment: 25
9th grade enrollment: 31
10th grade enrollment: 38
11th grade enrollment: 22
12th grade enrollment: 11
Ungraded enrollment: 249
Kindergarten enrollment: 1
1st grade enrollment: 4
2nd grade enrollment: 11
3rd grade enrollment: 6
4th grade enrollment: 7
5th grade enrollment: 3
6th grade enrollment: 9
7th grade enrollment: 16
8th grade enrollment: 25
9th grade enrollment: 31
10th grade enrollment: 38
11th grade enrollment: 22
12th grade enrollment: 11
Ungraded enrollment: 249
Ps 256 School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
Female enrollment: 101 (23.0%)
| Here: | 23.0% |
| New York: | 51.1% |
Male enrollment: 339 (77.0%)
| Ps 256 School: | 77.0% |
| State: | 47.5% |
Ps 256 School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 2 (0.5%)
| Here: | 0.5% |
| New York: | 0.2% |
Asian enrollment: 25 (5.7%)
| Here: | 5.7% |
| New York: | 4.6% |
Hispanic enrollment: 126 (28.6%)
| Here: | 28.6% |
| New York: | 9.2% |
Black enrollment: 222 (50.5%)
| School: | 50.5% |
| New York: | 12.0% |
White enrollment: 65 (14.8%)
| Here: | 14.8% |
| New York: | 55.1% |
Ps 256 School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 284 (64.5%)
| Here: | 64.5% |
| New York: | 52.7% |
Free lunch eligible students: 281 (63.9%)
| Ps 256 School: | 63.9% |
| State: | 45.4% |
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 3 (0.7%)
| Ps 256 School: | 0.7% |
| New York: | 4.8% |
Ps 256 School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
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Average Class Size:
- Common Branch: 3
- Grade 8 English: 3
- Grade 8 Mathematics: 3
- Grade 8 Science: 2
- Grade 8 Social Studies: 4
Teachers and support:
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Classroom Teachers (FTE): 98.2
Student/Teacher Ratio
Number of individuals teaching out of certification: 41
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 6
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 53
Total number of classes taught: 534
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 251
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 4
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 40
Student/Teacher Ratio
| Here: | 4.5 |
| New York: | 14.0 |
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 6
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 53
Total number of classes taught: 534
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 251
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 4
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 40
Ps 256 School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
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