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Ps 172 Beacon School of Excellence is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #15 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 90% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 172 Beacon School of Excellence enrolls 460 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 301 | 65% |
| White | 81 | 18% |
| Asian | 47 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 460 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 359 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 172 Beacon School of Excellence 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 20, state house district 51.
Ps 172 Beacon School of Excellence is one of 49 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 26,509 students district-wide and employs 2,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 460 students, Ps 172 Beacon School of Excellence is close to the district average of about 541 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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