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Ps 215 Morris H Weiss is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 707 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 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 215 Morris H Weiss enrolls 707 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 28% Asian and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 44% |
| Asian | 196 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
516 of the school's 707 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 501 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 215 Morris H Weiss 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 22, state house district 45.
Ps 215 Morris H Weiss 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 707 students, Ps 215 Morris H Weiss 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
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