PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · South Ozone Park, New York

PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon in South Ozone Park, New York enrolled 464 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).

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

Enrollment rose 69% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 71%

275 students in 2022-23, 412 students in 2023-24, 464 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.7 to 32.0.

Students enrolled at PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon by school year2022-23: 275, 2023-24: 412, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-232752023-244122024-25464
Students enrolled at PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon by school year2022-23: 275, 2023-24: 412, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-232752023-244122024-25464
Students enrolled at PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon by school year2022-23: 275, 2023-24: 412, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-232752023-244122024-25464
Students enrolled at PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon by school year2022-23: 275, 2023-24: 412, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-232752023-244122024-25464
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327518.714.7
2023-2441231.113.2
2024-2546432.014.5

14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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; This school 14.5; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.5; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.5; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.5; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state 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 45 Clarence Witherspoon reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent84.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.9% of students were Hispanic, 31.0% Black, 5.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic56.9%
  2. Black31.0%
  3. Asian5.2%
  4. American Indian4.7%
  5. Two or more races1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%
  7. White0.4%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon scored proficient or above: 18-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew York
Reading and language arts, 2021-2218‑29%47%47%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%33% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in South Ozone Park

8 public elementary schools in South Ozone Park report 2024-25 enrollment; PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
PS 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler1,09415.191.7%
PS 124 Osmond a Church1,00814.880.8%
PS 12175016.672.5%
PS 100 Glen Morris64913.578.1%
PS 12359615.780.7%
PS 15549716.073.0%
PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon46414.589.0%
PS 9631016.382.6%

All public schools in South Ozone Park →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon

  1. PS 223 Lyndon B JohnsonThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 571 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. PS 123The next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 596 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon with PS 223 Lyndon B JohnsonStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New York City Geographic District #27 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkPS 45 Clarence Witherspoon is the number 1,002 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,002 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.14.5:1
  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 45 Clarence Witherspoon

  1. How many students attend PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon?
    464 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 275 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in South Ozone Park, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon?
    14.5 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 45 Clarence Witherspoon a Title I school?
    PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon do on state tests?
    The students tested at PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon scored proficient or above: 18-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon in?
    New York City Geographic District #27, NCES district ID 3600123. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360012302198 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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