PS/IS 155 NICHOLAS HERKIMER

296 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

PS/IS 155, also known as the Nicholas Herkimer School, is a public school located in the Ocean Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, the school functions as a community hub that emphasizes a well-rounded academic experience. It is part of the New York City Department of Education’s District 23, a system that works to support schools in historically underserved neighborhoods by focusing on student engagement, literacy, and social-emotional growth.

The school is named after Nicholas Herkimer, a brigadier general of the New York militia during the American Revolutionary War. True to its urban setting, PS/IS 155 strives to foster a supportive learning environment that caters to the diverse needs of its student population. By offering an integrated K-8 program, the school aims to provide a consistent educational foundation, allowing students to build long-term relationships with staff and peers as they transition from early childhood education through their formative middle school years.

296

Total Students

26.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

91.6%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS/IS 155 NICHOLAS HERKIMER
Demographic	Student Count
White	4
Hispanic	143
Black	138
Asian	5
Two or More	2
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	3

Hispanic
143 (48.3 %)
Black
138 (46.6 %)
Asian
5 (1.7 %)
White
4 (1.4 %)
Pacific Islander
3 (1.0 %)
Two or More
2 (0.7 %)
American Indian
1 (0.3 %)

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 #23
Phone:	(718)240-4340
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	296
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	26.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.4
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	270
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	1

* 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 35

Kindergarten 25

Grade 1 25

Grade 2 29

Grade 3 29

Grade 4 31

Grade 5 32

Grade 6 26

Grade 7 41

Grade 8 23