PS 128 AUDUBON

441 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

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.

441

Total Students

37.7

Full-Time Teachers

11.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

85.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 128 AUDUBON
Demographic	Student Count
White	14
Hispanic	394
Black	22
Asian	3
Two or More	2
American Indian	5
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
394 (89.3%)
Black
22 (5.0%)
White
14 (3.2%)
American Indian
5 (1.1%)
Asian
3 (0.7%)
Two or More
2 (0.5%)
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 # 6
Phone:	(212)927-0607
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	441
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	37.7
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	374
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	5

* 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 74

Kindergarten 58

Grade 1 51

Grade 2 53

Grade 3 75

Grade 4 66

Grade 5 63

Ungraded 1