NY
Special Education School
Elementary School
PS 255
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
552
Teachers (FTE)
122.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
4.5:1
FRPL Eligible
480
(87%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 480 of 552 (87%)
Free Lunch: 479 (86.8%)
Reduced-Price: 1 (0.2%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 72 (13%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
552
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 212 | 38.4% | |
| Asian | 142 | 25.7% | |
| White | 83 | 15% | |
| Black or African American | 53 | 9.6% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 52 | 9.4% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 9 | 1.6% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
552
Students
| Grade 1 | 38 | 6.9% | |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13.8% | |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 4.5% | |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 0.7% | |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0.4% | |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 0.4% | |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 9.6% | |
| Ungraded | 351 | 63.6% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
80.4%
Male Students
444
F
19.6%
Female Students
108