📍 3829 Ave K, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11210
Ps 119 Amersfort is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 391 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 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 119 Amersfort enrolls 391 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 24% Asian and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 218 | 56% |
| Asian | 94 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 12% |
| White | 19 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 391 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 119 Amersfort 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 41.
Ps 119 Amersfort 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 391 students, Ps 119 Amersfort 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