PS 256 (NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75 SCH DIST.), New York - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

PS 256 is a Other in SYOSSET, NY. It currently serves 538 students (grades PK-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:538

Number of Teachers: 118

Student/Teacher Ratio: 4.55

Location Info

Location: 525 CONVENT RD, SYOSSET, NY 11791

Mailing Address: 525 CONVENT RD, SYOSSET, NY 11791

Phone: (516)921-0450

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	45
Grade 10	40
Grade 11	17
Grade 12	23
Grade 2	20
Grade 3	21
Grade 4	23
Grade 5	17
Grade 6	12
Grade 7	8
Grade 8	13
Grade 9	36
Kindergarten	35
Pre-Kindergarten	8

Gender/Sex of PS 256 Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	400	74.35
Female	138	25.65

Race/Ethnicity Demography of PS 256 Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	1.30
Asian	31	5.76
Black or African American	275	51.12
Hispanic/Latino	162	30.11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.74
Two or more races	4	0.74
White	55	10.22

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	1.00
Asian	25	6.25
Black or African American	212	53.00
Hispanic/Latino	112	28.00
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.75
Two or more races	4	1.00
White	40	10.00

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	2.17
Asian	6	4.35
Black or African American	63	45.65
Hispanic/Latino	50	36.23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.73
White	15	10.87

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	4.44
Black or African American	20	44.44
Hispanic/Latino	15	33.33
Two or more races	1	2.22
White	7	15.56

Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	16	40.00
Hispanic/Latino	24	60.00

Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	5.88
Asian	1	5.88
Black or African American	14	82.35
Hispanic/Latino	1	5.88

Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	17	73.91
Hispanic/Latino	6	26.09

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	5.00
Black or African American	5	25.00
Hispanic/Latino	3	15.00
White	11	55.00

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	4.76
Black or African American	12	57.14
Hispanic/Latino	7	33.33
White	1	4.76

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	4.35
Asian	1	4.35
Black or African American	10	43.48
Hispanic/Latino	8	34.78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	4.35
Two or more races	1	4.35
White	1	4.35

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	5.88
Asian	2	11.77
Black or African American	7	41.18
Hispanic/Latino	7	41.18

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	9	75.00
Hispanic/Latino	3	25.00

Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	7	87.50
Hispanic/Latino	1	12.50

Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	12	92.31
Hispanic/Latino	1	7.69

Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.78
Black or African American	20	55.56
Hispanic/Latino	12	33.33
White	3	8.33

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.86
Asian	2	5.71
Black or African American	21	60.00
Hispanic/Latino	11	31.43

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	6	75.00
Hispanic/Latino	1	12.50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	12.50