📍 419 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11238
Ps 11 Purvis J Behan is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 832 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 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 11 Purvis J Behan enrolls 832 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 17% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 450 | 54% |
| White | 141 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 11% |
| Asian | 34 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
310 of the school's 832 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 24 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 11 Purvis J Behan 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 57.
Ps 11 Purvis J Behan 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 832 students, Ps 11 Purvis J Behan is larger than the district average of about 485 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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