📍 21 Hinckley Pl, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11218
Ms 890 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 301 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #22 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ms 890 enrolls 301 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 26% |
| Asian | 50 | 17% |
| White | 42 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 301 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ms 890 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 44.
Ms 890 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 301 students, Ms 890 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