PS 273 WORTMAN

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 273 WORTMAN works with 299 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. Enrollment runs roughly 33% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, which oversees 53 schools and 18,619 students, PS 273 WORTMAN is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 273 WORTMAN reports that Black students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 273 WORTMAN tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kings County) reports that median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 273 WORTMAN is one.

Nearest neighbor: ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 273 WORTMAN. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 273 WORTMAN at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

PS 273 WORTMAN operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 273 WORTMAN's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 366 (now 299). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 19% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the PS 273 WORTMAN community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.