Christopher Avenue Community School vs PS 298 Dr Betty Shabazz

How do these schools compare?

Metric Christopher Avenue Community School PS 298 Dr Betty Shabazz
Location Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 297 339
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.6:1 12.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 98.3% 97.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Christopher Avenue Community School PS 298 Dr Betty Shabazz
White 4.7% 0.6%
African American 39.7% 61.7%
Hispanic or Latino 51.9% 36.9%
Asian 0.3% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.7% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.6%
Multiracial 1.7% 0.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Christopher Avenue Community School PS 298 Dr Betty Shabazz
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism 72.4% 60.9%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions - -
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.