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Ps 209 Margaret Mead is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 729 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 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 209 Margaret Mead enrolls 729 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 28% Asian and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 320 | 44% |
| Asian | 206 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
574 of the school's 729 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 553 qualify for free lunch and 21 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 209 Margaret Mead 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 23, state house district 45.
Ps 209 Margaret Mead 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 729 students, Ps 209 Margaret Mead 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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