📍 18 Marlborough Rd, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11226
Ps 249 Caton (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 710 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 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 249 Caton (the) enrolls 710 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 5.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 333 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 284 | 40% |
| Asian | 42 | 5.9% |
| White | 37 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
562 of the school's 710 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 554 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 249 Caton (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 21, state house district 42.
Ps 249 Caton (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 710 students, Ps 249 Caton (the) is larger 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