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Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 610 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 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills enrolls 610 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 10% |
| Asian | 39 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 610 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 qualify for free lunch and 9 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 261 Zipporiah Mills is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 52.
Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills 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 610 students, Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills 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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