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Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (the)

80 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11238

732
Pupils
13.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 732 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #13 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District #13

Enrollment & staffing

Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (the) enrolls 732 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.

Male students
354 (48%)
Female students
378 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
52.8
Student-teacher ratio
13.9:1
Grade span
Pre-K–5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 31% White and 21% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American26036%
White22531%
Hispanic or Latino15621%
Asian598.1%
Two or more races263.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native6<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

281 of the school's 732 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-K–5Title I

Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (the) is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 57.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13

Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (the) is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 19,380 students district-wide and employs 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 732 students, Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (the) is larger than the district average of about 485 students per school.

19,380
District students
40
Schools
1,634
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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