NY
Regular School
Elementary School
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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(718) 681-6227
Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
495
Teachers (FTE)
40.5
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.2:1
FRPL Eligible
483
(97.6%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 483 of 495 (97.6%)
Free Lunch: 482 (97.4%)
Reduced-Price: 1 (0.2%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 12 (2.4%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
494
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 277 | 56.1% | |
| Black or African American | 203 | 41.1% | |
| White | 7 | 1.4% | |
| Asian | 3 | 0.6% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 3 | 0.6% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
495
Students
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12.3% | |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14.5% | |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13.3% | |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14.9% | |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15.6% | |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13.1% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 79 | 16% | |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0.2% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
51.4%
Male Students
254
F
48.6%
Female Students
240