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Ps 149 Sojourner Truth is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 277 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 149 Sojourner Truth enrolls 277 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 139 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 41% |
| Asian | 13 | 4.7% |
| White | 8 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 277 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 255 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ps 149 Sojourner Truth is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 70.
Ps 149 Sojourner Truth is one of 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 19,143 students district-wide and employs 1,668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 277 students, Ps 149 Sojourner Truth is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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