PS 128 AUDUBON

PS 128 Audubon, located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, serves a diverse student body from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. As part of the New York City Department of Education, the school is deeply integrated into its local community and is known for its commitment to providing a supportive, inclusive learning environment. The school emphasizes academic growth while fostering social-emotional development, often utilizing its urban setting to provide students with a range of extracurricular and enrichment opportunities.

Academically, PS 128 focuses on foundational literacy and numeracy skills while incorporating a well-rounded curriculum that includes the arts and physical education. The school prioritizes family engagement, maintaining active communication with parents to ensure student success. Because of its location in Washington Heights, the school places a strong value on cultural responsiveness and strives to meet the needs of a multilingual student population, helping students build the confidence and skills necessary to prepare for middle school and beyond.

560 W 169TH ST
NEW YORK, NY 10032
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PS 128 AUDUBON is a public Title I school in NEW YORK, NY with about 585 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in New York

School Details

2017-2018
Level:
Elementary School
Charter School:*
No
Total Students:
585
Teachers:
45
NSLP Status:1
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified free lunch:
0
Qualified reduced-price lunch:
0
Title I Status:2
Title I schoolwide school
Virtual:
Not Virtual
Grade Levels Offered
Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade

* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.

1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch

2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.

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School Demographics for 585 students

The primary ethnicity of students attending PS 128 AUDUBON is predominantly Hispanic/Latino, representing about 93% of the student body.

Hispanic/Latino
93.0%
White
2.6%
Asian
1.9%
Black or African American
1.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.5%
Two or more races
0.3%

Female
48.7%
Male
51.3%

Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.