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Ps 95 Gravesend (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 940 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #21 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 95 Gravesend (the) enrolls 940 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Asian, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 26% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 335 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 290 | 31% |
| White | 240 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
674 of the school's 940 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 671 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 95 Gravesend (the) 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 22, state house district 45.
Ps 95 Gravesend (the) is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 34,189 students district-wide and employs 2,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 940 students, Ps 95 Gravesend (the) is close to the district average of about 855 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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