PS 938

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Brooklyn, New York

PS 938 in Brooklyn, New York enrolled 238 students in 2024-25 with 16.8 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 70% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 87%

140 students in 2022-23, 192 students in 2023-24, 238 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.0 to 16.8.

Students enrolled at PS 938 by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-231402023-241922024-25238
Students enrolled at PS 938 by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-231402023-241922024-25238
Students enrolled at PS 938 by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-231402023-241922024-25238
Students enrolled at PS 938 by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-231402023-241922024-25238
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231409.015.6
2023-2419213.014.8
2024-2523816.814.1

14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 938 14.1; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 938 14.1state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 938 14.1; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 938 14.1state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 938 14.1; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 938 14.1state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 938 14.1; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 938 14.1state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection PS 938 reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent52.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.5% of students were Hispanic, 14.7% Black, 5.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic76.5%
  2. Black14.7%
  3. Asian5.5%
  4. White1.7%
  5. American Indian1.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Brooklyn

301 public elementary schools in Brooklyn report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
PS 206 Joseph F Lamb1,50813.672.2%
PS 321 William Penn1,30516.15.4%
PS 200 Benson School1,20913.487.9%
PS 105 Blythebourne (the)1,11915.891.2%
PS 229 Dyker1,11514.071.4%
PS 101 Verrazano (the)1,11314.273.0%
PS 205 Clarion1,09313.176.3%
PS 102 Bayview (the)1,07512.959.9%

All public schools in Brooklyn →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about PS 938

  1. East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)The nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 152 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. PS 345 Patrolman Robert BoldenThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 489 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare PS 938 with East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New York City Geographic District #19 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkPS 938 is the number 2,252 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,252 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about PS 938

  1. How many students attend PS 938?
    238 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 140 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 938?
    14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is PS 938 a Title I school?
    PS 938 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is PS 938 in?
    New York City Geographic District #19, NCES district ID 3600120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360012006723 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

Compiled from official source data by .