NY
Special Education School
Elementary School
MS 596
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
403
Teachers (FTE)
81.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
5.0:1
FRPL Eligible
351
(87.1%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 351 of 403 (87.1%)
Free Lunch: 349 (86.6%)
Reduced-Price: 2 (0.5%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 52 (12.9%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
403
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 192 | 47.6% | |
| Black or African American | 138 | 34.2% | |
| Asian | 43 | 10.7% | |
| White | 25 | 6.2% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 3 | 0.7% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 2 | 0.5% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
403
Students
| Grade 1 | 44 | 10.9% | |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12.9% | |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10.7% | |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 8.9% | |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 8.9% | |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10.2% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 24 | 6% | |
| Ungraded | 124 | 30.8% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
75.7%
Male Students
305
F
24.3%
Female Students
98