PS 179 Kensington vs PS 230 Doris L Cohen

How do these schools compare?

Metric PS 179 Kensington PS 230 Doris L Cohen
Location Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 660 925
Student:Teacher Ratio 13.6:1 12.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 91.8% 75.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group PS 179 Kensington PS 230 Doris L Cohen
White 11.8% 11.6%
African American 2.3% 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino 19.1% 34.1%
Asian 65.3% 49.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Multiracial 0.5% 2.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric PS 179 Kensington PS 230 Doris L Cohen
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism 41.8% 38.4%
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.