PS 17 (NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75 SCH DIST.), New York - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

PS 17 is a Other in BRONX, NY. It currently serves 658 students (grades KG-12). The school is part of the NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75 School District and all schools in New York.

Other Details

School Type: Special Education School
School Level: Other
Number of Students:658
Number of Teachers: 126
Student/Teacher Ratio: 5.24

Location Info

Location: 778 FOREST AVE, BRONX, NY 10456
Mailing Address: 778 FOREST AVE, BRONX, NY 10456
Phone: (718)665-5617
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 35
Grade 10 11
Grade 11 5
Grade 12 12
Grade 2 30
Grade 3 27
Grade 4 38
Grade 5 19
Grade 6 31
Grade 7 22
Grade 8 10
Grade 9 61
Kindergarten 36
Gender/Sex of PS 17 Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 525 79.79
Female 133 20.21
Race/Ethnicity Demography of PS 17 Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.91
Asian 17 2.58
Black or African American 234 35.56
Hispanic/Latino 385 58.51
Two or more races 2 0.30
White 14 2.13
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 0.95
Asian 11 2.10
Black or African American 181 34.48
Hispanic/Latino 315 60.00
Two or more races 2 0.38
White 11 2.10
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.75
Asian 6 4.51
Black or African American 53 39.85
Hispanic/Latino 70 52.63
White 3 2.26

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 11 31.43
Hispanic/Latino 24 68.57
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 27.27
Hispanic/Latino 8 72.73
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 5 100.00
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 5 41.67
Hispanic/Latino 7 58.33
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 3.33
Black or African American 7 23.33
Hispanic/Latino 22 73.33
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 3.70
Asian 1 3.70
Black or African American 13 48.15
Hispanic/Latino 11 40.74
Two or more races 1 3.70
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.63
Black or African American 12 31.58
Hispanic/Latino 24 63.16
White 1 2.63
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 36.84
Hispanic/Latino 12 63.16
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 3.23
Black or African American 8 25.81
Hispanic/Latino 20 64.52
White 2 6.45
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 8 36.36
Hispanic/Latino 14 63.64
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 10 100.00
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.64
Black or African American 22 36.07
Hispanic/Latino 35 57.38
Two or more races 1 1.64
White 2 3.28
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 14 38.89
Hispanic/Latino 21 58.33
White 1 2.78