📍 1014 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11221
Ps 26 Jesse Owens is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 183 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #16 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 26 Jesse Owens enrolls 183 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 118 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 22% |
| White | 16 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
128 of the school's 183 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 26 Jesse Owens 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 26 Jesse Owens is one of 23 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 5,662 students district-wide and employs 525 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 183 students, Ps 26 Jesse Owens is smaller than the district average of about 246 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large