P.S. 397 Foster-laurie serves 195 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

P.S. 397 Foster-laurie placed in the lower 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 45-49% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 50-54% (which is equal to the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the New York state average of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 93% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: P.S. 397 Foster-laurie’s learner population of 195 learners has decreased by 24% over five school years.

The teacher population of 17 teachers has decreased by 15% over five school years.

School Comparison: P.S. 397 Foster-laurie is ranked within the lower 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of P.S. 397 Foster-laurie is 0.50, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to P.S. 397 Foster-laurie is Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts (0.1 miles away)

The closest middle school is School For Human Rights (0.2 miles away)

The closest elementary school is P.S. 141 (0.3 miles away)