PS 256
525 Convent Rd
Syosset NY, 11791, Nassau County
Phone: 516-921-0450
Type: Special Education School, Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 87 | 105 | 91 | 96 | 81 | 81 | 93 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 422 | 430 | 411 | 461 | 411 | 405 | 444 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.6% | 14 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 2 | 0.5% | 9 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 11 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 9 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 16 | 3.9% | 8 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 5 | 1.2% | 16 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 17 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 16 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.2% | 22 | 5.4% | 32 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 22 | 5.2% | 21 | 4.9% | 45 | 10.9% | 48 | 10.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 34 | 8.1% | 53 | 12.3% | 48 | 11.7% | 72 | 15.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 42 | 10.0% | 39 | 9.1% | 51 | 12.4% | 56 | 12.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% |
| Grade 11: | 24 | 5.7% | 36 | 8.4% | 16 | 3.9% | 26 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 25 | 5.9% | 12 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 195 | 46.2% | 168 | 39.1% | 147 | 35.8% | 146 | 31.7% | 396 | 96.4% | 396 | 97.8% | 436 | 98.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 332 | 78.7% | 336 | 78.1% | 323 | 78.6% | 378 | 82.0% | 350 | 85.2% | 353 | 87.2% | 392 | 88.3% |
| Female: | 90 | 21.3% | 94 | 21.9% | 88 | 21.4% | 83 | 18.0% | 53 | 12.9% | 44 | 10.9% | 48 | 10.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 14 | 3.3% | 14 | 3.3% | 12 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 115 | 27.3% | 109 | 25.3% | 85 | 20.7% | 98 | 21.3% | 96 | 23.4% | 85 | 21.0% | 89 | 20.0% |
| Black: | 238 | 56.4% | 250 | 58.1% | 261 | 63.5% | 282 | 61.2% | 250 | 60.8% | 251 | 62.0% | 269 | 60.6% |
| White: | 54 | 12.8% | 55 | 12.8% | 52 | 12.7% | 63 | 13.7% | 53 | 12.9% | 58 | 14.3% | 73 | 16.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 409 | 96.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 245 | 59.6% | 244 | 52.9% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 209 | 47.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.5% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 4.85 | 4.10 | 4.54 | 4.82 | 5.08 | 5.00 | 4.80 | |||||||