PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRA

619 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

PS 14, known as the Senator John Calandra School, is a public elementary school located in the Pelham Bay neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. Serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5, the school is part of the New York City Department of Education’s District 8. It is named in honor of John D. Calandra, a long-serving New York State Senator who was a prominent figure in Bronx politics and a dedicated advocate for his local community.

The school is recognized for fostering a traditional educational environment that emphasizes core academic subjects while providing a range of support services for its diverse student body. As a neighborhood school, PS 14 focuses on building strong community ties and maintaining a structured learning environment. It offers various extracurricular activities and programs designed to support student growth, social-emotional development, and academic readiness, aiming to prepare its students for the transition to middle school within the NYC public school system.

619

Total Students

37.0

Full-Time Teachers

16.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

83.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRA
Demographic	Student Count
White	122
Hispanic	404
Black	27
Asian	55
Two or More	8
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
404 (65.3 %)
White
122 (19.7 %)
Asian
55 (8.9 %)
Black
27 (4.4 %)
Two or More
8 (1.3 %)
American Indian
2 (0.3 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Phone:	(718)822-5341
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	619
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	37.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	499
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	15

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 66

Kindergarten 100

Grade 1 105

Grade 2 95

Grade 3 91

Grade 4 93

Grade 5 69