📍 1037 e 54th St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11234
Ps 251 Paerdegat is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 306 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 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 251 Paerdegat enrolls 306 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 206 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 8.2% |
| White | 15 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 306 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 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 251 Paerdegat 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 59.
Ps 251 Paerdegat 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 306 students, Ps 251 Paerdegat 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