PS 3 Bedford Village (the) vs PS 56 Lewis H Latimer

How do these schools compare?

Metric PS 3 Bedford Village (the) PS 56 Lewis H Latimer
Location Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 174 253
Student:Teacher Ratio 11.6:1 14.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 85.6% 41.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes No

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group PS 3 Bedford Village (the) PS 56 Lewis H Latimer
White 4.6% 41.5%
African American 67.8% 31.6%
Hispanic or Latino 12.6% 16.2%
Asian 9.2% 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6% 1.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.2% 7.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric PS 3 Bedford Village (the) PS 56 Lewis H Latimer
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism 69.2% 40.1%
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.