NY
Regular School
Elementary School
PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS
Compare
(718) 920-1100
Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
617
Teachers (FTE)
45.5
Student-Teacher Ratio
13.6:1
FRPL Eligible
556
(90.1%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 556 of 617 (90.1%)
Free Lunch: 553 (89.6%)
Reduced-Price: 3 (0.5%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 61 (9.9%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
617
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 379 | 61.4% | |
| Asian | 121 | 19.6% | |
| Black or African American | 49 | 7.9% | |
| White | 44 | 7.1% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 13 | 2.1% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 7 | 1.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.6% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
617
Students
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16.4% | |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16.2% | |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 19.1% | |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% | |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 14.6% | |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16.5% | |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0.2% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
54.8%
Male Students
338
F
45.2%
Female Students
279