📍 700 Sutter Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11207
Ps 149 Danny Kaye is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 479 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #19 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 149 Danny Kaye enrolls 479 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 263 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 38% |
| White | 12 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
454 of the school's 479 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 443 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 149 Danny Kaye 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 60.
Ps 149 Danny Kaye is one of 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 19,984 students district-wide and employs 1,769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 479 students, Ps 149 Danny Kaye is larger than the district average of about 384 students per school.
View the full NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 profile →
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large