📍 210 Chester St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11212
Ps/is 323 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 511 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #23 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps/is 323 enrolls 511 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 373 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 25% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 511 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 487 qualify for free lunch and 6 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/is 323 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 20, state house district 55.
Ps/is 323 is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 8,090 students district-wide and employs 751 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 511 students, Ps/is 323 is larger than the district average of about 289 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large