PS 376

466 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

PS 376, also known as the Felisa Rincón de Gautier School, is a public elementary school located in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade, the school is part of the New York City Department of Education’s District 32. The school is named in honor of Felisa Rincón de Gautier, the first woman to be elected mayor of a capital city in the Americas (San Juan, Puerto Rico), reflecting the school’s deep ties to the surrounding community’s cultural history.

Academically, PS 376 emphasizes a supportive learning environment that focuses on foundational literacy and mathematical proficiency. The school offers a variety of programs, including bilingual and English Language Learner (ELL) support, which cater to the diverse demographic needs of the Bushwick area. Beyond the core curriculum, the school integrates social-emotional learning and extracurricular enrichment to help foster student development, aiming to prepare its young learners for success in middle school and beyond.

466

Total Students

36.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

78.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 376
Demographic	Student Count
White	35
Hispanic	383
Black	26
Asian	13
Two or More	6
American Indian	3

Hispanic
383 (82.2%)
White
35 (7.5%)
Black
26 (5.6%)
Asian
13 (2.8%)
Two or More
6 (1.3%)
American Indian
3 (0.6%)

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 #32
Phone:	(718)573-0781
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	466
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	36.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	349
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	17

* 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

Kindergarten 67

Grade 1 87

Grade 2 91

Grade 3 78

Grade 4 57

Grade 5 86