NY
Regular School
Elementary School
PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS
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(718) 652-4959
Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
880
Teachers (FTE)
69.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
FRPL Eligible
792
(90%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 792 of 880 (90%)
Free Lunch: 786 (89.3%)
Reduced-Price: 6 (0.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 88 (10%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
880
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 536 | 60.9% | |
| Black or African American | 173 | 19.7% | |
| White | 131 | 14.9% | |
| Asian | 17 | 1.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 11 | 1.3% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 11 | 1.3% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1 | 0.1% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
880
Students
| Grade 1 | 127 | 14.4% | |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 14.9% | |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 16% | |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 15.2% | |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 15.1% | |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 15.7% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 75 | 8.5% | |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0.1% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
50.1%
Male Students
441
F
49.9%
Female Students
439