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Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 518 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 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (the) enrolls 518 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 306 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 33% |
| White | 27 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
485 of the school's 518 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 485 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 288 Shirley Tanyhill (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 23, state house district 46.
Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (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 518 students, Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (the) 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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