📍 249 e 17th St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11226
Ps 245 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 223 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #22 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 245 enrolls 223 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 112 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 41% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 4% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.2% |
| White | 4 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 223 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 245 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 21, state house district 42.
Ps 245 is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 31,858 students district-wide and employs 2,218 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 223 students, Ps 245 is smaller than the district average of about 796 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large