📍 330 Crown St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11225
Ps 161 Crown (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #17 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 161 Crown (the) enrolls 291 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 203 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 20% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 22 | 7.6% |
| White | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 291 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 268 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.
Ps 161 Crown (the) 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.
Ps 161 Crown (the) 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 291 students, Ps 161 Crown (the) is smaller than 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