PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE

475 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

PS 48 Joseph R. Drake is a public elementary school located in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, New York (District 8). Serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade, the school is situated in a diverse, high-density urban area and operates as a central educational hub for its local community. Like many schools in the New York City Department of Education system, PS 48 focuses on providing a foundational academic experience while addressing the specific socio-economic needs of its student population.

The school is well-known for its efforts to provide a supportive learning environment, often emphasizing social-emotional learning alongside core curriculum subjects like literacy and mathematics. Because of its location in the Bronx, the school participates in various city-wide initiatives aimed at closing achievement gaps and providing enrichment opportunities, such as arts programming and after-school support, to help students succeed both inside and outside the classroom.

475

Total Students

35.0

Full-Time Teachers

13.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

89.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE
Demographic	Student Count
White	5
Hispanic	364
Black	99
Asian	2
Two or More	3
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
364 (76.6 %)
Black
99 (20.8 %)
White
5 (1.1 %)
Two or More
3 (0.6 %)
Asian
2 (0.4 %)
American Indian
1 (0.2 %)
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)589-4312
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	475
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	35.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	422
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	2

* 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 93

Kindergarten 69

Grade 1 50

Grade 2 62

Grade 3 54

Grade 4 66

Grade 5 81