📍 272 Macdonough St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11233
Ms 35 Stephen Decatur is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 185 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #16 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ms 35 Stephen Decatur enrolls 185 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 154 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 14% |
| White | 2 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
162 of the school's 185 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ms 35 Stephen Decatur 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.
Ms 35 Stephen Decatur 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 185 students, Ms 35 Stephen Decatur 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
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