📍 655 Parkside Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11226
Parkside Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #17 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parkside Preparatory Academy enrolls 311 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 223 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 19% |
| Asian | 13 | 4.2% |
| White | 9 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 311 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 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.
Parkside Preparatory Academy 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 43.
Parkside Preparatory Academy is one of 49 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 17,590 students district-wide and employs 1,489 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, Parkside Preparatory Academy is close to the district average of about 359 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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