📍 18 Beaver St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11206
Ps 120 Carlos Tapia is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 304 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #14 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 120 Carlos Tapia enrolls 304 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 5.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 20% |
| White | 16 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 304 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 120 Carlos Tapia 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 120 Carlos Tapia is one of 38 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 15,368 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 304 students, Ps 120 Carlos Tapia is smaller than the district average of about 404 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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