📍 85-15 143rd St, Jamaica, Queens County, 11435
Ps 117 J Keld/briarwood School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 768 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 117 J Keld/briarwood School enrolls 768 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Asian and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 331 | 43% |
| Asian | 236 | 31% |
| White | 102 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 8.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
552 of the school's 768 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 547 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 117 J Keld/briarwood 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-60, state senate district 14, state house district 24.
Ps 117 J Keld/briarwood School is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 768 students, Ps 117 J Keld/briarwood School is close to the district average of about 763 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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