📍 76 Dinsmore Pl, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11208
Ps 938 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #19 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in an urban setting. The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 938 enrolls 140 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 4.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 16% |
| Asian | 6 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 3.6% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 140 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 938 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 54.
Ps 938 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 140 students, Ps 938 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