PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON

www.ps145k.org

428 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

P.S. 145, also known as the Andrew Jackson School, is a public elementary school located in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Serving students from prekindergarten through fifth grade, the school operates within the New York City Department of Education system. The facility is situated on Noll Street, positioned within a dense urban residential area, and functions as a foundational educational hub for the local community.

The school is characterized by its focus on providing a structured academic environment for a diverse student population. Like many schools in District 14, P.S. 145 emphasizes core literacy and mathematics instruction while working to integrate social-emotional learning into the daily classroom experience. As a community-oriented institution, it plays a vital role in the neighborhood, often engaging with local families to support student development both inside and outside the classroom.

428

Total Students

46.6

Full-Time Teachers

9.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

87.6%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON
Demographic	Student Count
White	15
Hispanic	359
Black	46
Asian	4
Two or More	3
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
359 (83.9%)
Black
46 (10.7%)
White
15 (3.5%)
Asian
4 (0.9%)
Two or More
3 (0.7%)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Phone:	(718)821-4823
Website:	http://www.ps145k.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	428
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	46.6
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	9.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	373
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	2

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 72

Kindergarten 55

Grade 1 62

Grade 2 66

Grade 3 57

Grade 4 58

Grade 5 58