📍 1070 e 104th St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11236
Ps 279 Herman Schreiber is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 277 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #18 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 279 Herman Schreiber enrolls 277 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 226 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 12% |
| White | 9 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 277 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 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.
Ps 279 Herman Schreiber 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-80, state senate district 19, state house district 58.
Ps 279 Herman Schreiber 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 277 students, Ps 279 Herman Schreiber is smaller 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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