📍 2529 Gerritsen Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11229
Ps 277 Gerritsen Beach is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 330 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 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 277 Gerritsen Beach enrolls 330 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 25% Asian and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 54% |
| Asian | 83 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 330 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 277 Gerritsen Beach 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 22, state house district 59.
Ps 277 Gerritsen Beach 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 330 students, Ps 277 Gerritsen Beach 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
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