📍 100 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11237
Ps 123 Suydam is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 507 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #32 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 123 Suydam enrolls 507 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Black or African American and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 466 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.4% |
| White | 11 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 507 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 431 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 123 Suydam 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-70, state senate district 18, state house district 53.
Ps 123 Suydam is one of 27 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 9,081 students district-wide and employs 854 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 507 students, Ps 123 Suydam is larger than the district average of about 336 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large