📍 923 Jerome St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11207
PS 4 is a Special Education serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nyc Special Schools - District 75 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PS 4 enrolls 399 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 79% male and 21% female. A teaching staff of 75 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 224 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 27% |
| Asian | 27 | 6.8% |
| White | 18 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 399 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 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 4 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 4 is one of 59 schools in NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, based in NEW YORK, New York.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large