📍 1970 Homecrest Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11229
Ps 153 Homecrest is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #21 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 153 Homecrest enrolls 486 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 175 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 35% |
| Asian | 113 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 486 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 400 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 153 Homecrest 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 45.
Ps 153 Homecrest 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 486 students, Ps 153 Homecrest is smaller than 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