📍 923 Jerome St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11207
Ps 273 Wortman is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 310 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 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 273 Wortman enrolls 310 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 205 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 31% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 310 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 1 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 273 Wortman 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 273 Wortman 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 310 students, Ps 273 Wortman is smaller than the district average of about 384 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large