P.S. 169 Sunset Park

P.S. 169 Sunset Park

Public Elementary School | Grade K-5
4305 7th Ave,  Brooklyn, NY
New York City Geographic District No. 15
4.0
1,057 Students
B+
Niche Grade
PS 169 Sunset Park School is an elementary school offering a dual language enrichment program in English and Mandarin/Spanish for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Students from kindergarten to second grade are immersed in literacy programs based in phonemics awareness and phonics learning. Children explore science with the school garden and a commitment to sustainability with a zero-waste mentality lead by the school's Green Team. After school enrichment programs include a diverse array of choices based on grade-level including math, art, music and language-based offerings. Sunset Park School also offers a school-based health program led by the Family Center at NYU Langone and includes primary, mental health and dental services to students with no out-of-pocket costs for services, and offers options for both the insured and uninsured. With 1213 enrolled students and 106 teachers, the school has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11-to-1. This allows for the school’s students to be provided more individualized attention from their teachers, if necessary.

School Details

Head of School
Principal - Mr. Eujin Jaela Kim
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Math Proficiency
60%
Reading Proficiency
40%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
40%
Math Proficiency
60%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Teachers
94
Full Time Teachers
94
Teachers in First or Second Year
15.8%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Science
12%
State Average
20%
Math
9%
State Average
22%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
594:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.3%
Female
46.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
60%
Hispanic
36.1%
White
2.4%
Two or more races
<1%
Native American
<1%
Black
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
4.0 8 Reviews
1.0 other
9/23/2023
The school teacher yells so much. In this school the lunch lady school give bad food.
5.0 parent
10/13/2019
It's a great and diverse school. It's amazingly inclusive. You feel welcomed here whenever you come to meet with principal , administrators , counselors and teachers as well as main office staff. Homework assigned facilitates children to learn and enforces their learning that day. There are also a v...
5.0 parent
7/30/2017
PS169 is a great school, my three kids all in this school, two already graduated. They love this school, I feel comfortable at this school, they always welcome you.
4.0 parent
6/19/2017
The school is providing many workshops on bullying.

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