PS 811 CONNIE LEKAS SCHOOL

www.p811k.org

273 Students

High School 6th - 12th

School Overview

PS 811, also known as the Connie Lekas School, is a specialized District 75 school located in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn. District 75 provides citywide educational, vocational, and behavioral support programs for students with significant challenges, including those with autism, multiple disabilities, and emotional disturbances. The school is named in honor of Connie Lekas, a dedicated educator and advocate who spent decades working with students with special needs in the New York City public school system.

The school is specifically designed to provide a highly structured and supportive environment tailored to the unique learning styles and needs of its diverse student body. It focuses on personalized instruction, incorporating speech, occupational, and physical therapies into the daily curriculum to help students achieve greater independence. Beyond academics, PS 811 emphasizes the development of essential life skills and social-emotional growth, aiming to prepare its students to transition into their communities as successfully and confidently as possible.

273

Total Students

48.0

Full-Time Teachers

5.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

95.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 811 CONNIE LEKAS SCHOOL
Demographic	Student Count
White	38
Hispanic	82
Black	119
Asian	26
American Indian	6
Pacific Islander	2

Black
119 (43.6 %)
Hispanic
82 (30.0 %)
White
38 (13.9 %)
Asian
26 (9.5 %)
American Indian
6 (2.2 %)
Pacific Islander
2 (0.7 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Special Education School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75
Phone:	(718)769-6984
Website:	http://www.p811k.org
Grade Range:	6th - 12th
Total Students:	273
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	48.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	5.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	260
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* 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

Grade 6 1

Grade 7 2

Grade 9 1

Grade 11 3

Grade 12 5

Ungraded 261