525 Lenox Rd, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11203
Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 952 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #18 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School enrolls 952 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 831 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.2% |
| White | 11 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
701 of the school's 952 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 628 qualify for free lunch and 73 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 235 Janice Marie Knight School 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 235 Janice Marie Knight School is one of 33 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 11,829 students district-wide and employs 908 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 952 students, Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School is larger than the district average of about 358 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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