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About this school
PS 273 Wortman is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 300 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
Its teachers have had 188 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Jan 15, 2026
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PS 273 Wortman
$103,759
raised using DonorsChoose
188
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
447
donors
43
projects
for
basic supplies
71
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
PS 273 Wortman has received support from
318 individuals from New York and
129 individuals out-of-state.
