NY
Regular School
Elementary School
PS 161 JUAN PONCE DE LEON SCHOOL
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
303
Teachers (FTE)
25.3
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.0:1
FRPL Eligible
282
(93.1%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 282 of 303 (93.1%)
Free Lunch: 281 (92.7%)
Reduced-Price: 1 (0.3%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 21 (6.9%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
303
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 236 | 77.9% | |
| Black or African American | 60 | 19.8% | |
| White | 4 | 1.3% | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 1 | 0.3% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
303
Students
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12.9% | |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13.2% | |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12.2% | |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 10.6% | |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13.2% | |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12.5% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 76 | 25.1% | |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0.3% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
57.1%
Male Students
173
F
42.9%
Female Students
130