📍 1120 e 10th St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11230
Ps 99 Isaac Asimov is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 804 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #21 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 99 Isaac Asimov enrolls 804 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Asian, 32% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 337 | 42% |
| White | 254 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 162 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
652 of the school's 804 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 648 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 99 Isaac Asimov 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 48.
Ps 99 Isaac Asimov 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 804 students, Ps 99 Isaac Asimov 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