📍 114 Kosciusko St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11216
Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 202 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 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker enrolls 202 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 125 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 32% |
| Asian | 8 | 4% |
| White | 3 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 202 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 256 Benjamin Banneker 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 56.
Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker 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 202 students, Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker is smaller 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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