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Ps 398 Walter Weaver is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 244 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 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 398 Walter Weaver enrolls 244 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 178 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 22% |
| White | 5 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 244 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 398 Walter Weaver 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 55.
Ps 398 Walter Weaver 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 244 students, Ps 398 Walter Weaver 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
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