📍 427 38th St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11232
PS 24 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 530 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 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PS 24 enrolls 530 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% White and 4.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 454 | 86% |
| White | 35 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 25 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
477 of the school's 530 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 465 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 24 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 24 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 530 students, PS 24 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