PS 224

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Bellerose, New York

PS 224 in Bellerose, New York enrolled 414 students in 2024-25 with 78.5 full-time teachers, 5.3 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

450 students in 2022-23, 456 students in 2023-24, 414 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.0 to 78.5.

Students enrolled at PS 224 by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-234502023-244562024-25414
Students enrolled at PS 224 by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-234502023-244562024-25414
Students enrolled at PS 224 by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-234502023-244562024-25414
Students enrolled at PS 224 by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-234502023-244562024-25414
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345069.06.5
2023-2445675.46.0
2024-2541478.55.3

5.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 224 5.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 224 5.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 224 5.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 224 5.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 224 5.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 224 5.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 224 5.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 224 5.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection PS 224 reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent57.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.4% of students were Hispanic, 30.2% Asian, 14.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic39.4%
  2. Asian30.2%
  3. Black14.7%
  4. White7.2%
  5. American Indian7.0%
  6. Two or more races1.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Bellerose

5 public elementary schools in Bellerose report 2024-25 enrollment; PS 224 is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
PS/is 2086059.858.8%
PS 13359612.558.7%
PS/is 2664657.054.0%
PS 2244145.377.5%
PS 186 Castlewood3196.745.1%

All public schools in Bellerose →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about PS 224

  1. PS 186 CastlewoodThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 319 students, 6.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. PS/is 266The next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 465 students, 7.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare PS 224 with PS 186 CastlewoodStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much NYC Special Schools - District 75 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkPS 224 is the number 1,284 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,284 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher5.3 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.5.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about PS 224

  1. How many students attend PS 224?
    414 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 450 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bellerose, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 224?
    5.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is PS 224 a Title I school?
    PS 224 was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is PS 224 in?
    NYC Special Schools - District 75, NCES district ID 3600135. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360013502858 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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