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New York City Geographic District #15 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 38 public elementary schools serving 21,209 students in New York City Geographic District #15. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public elementary schools in New York.
Public Elementary Schools in New York City Geographic District #15 have an average math proficiency score of 60% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public elementary school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
49 Schools
3,702 Schools
# Students
26,067 Students
1,748,855 Students
# Teachers
2,225 Teachers
153,131 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #15, which is ranked #279 of all 1,008 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#268 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80%
78%
Graduation Rate
80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.74
0.73
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
15%
10%
% Hispanic
38%
30%
% Black
12%
16%
% White
29%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District #15 Public Elementary Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
825 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Gr: PK-5 | 445 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #22.
P.s. 29 John M Harrigan
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
425 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9277
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9277
Gr: PK-5 | 702 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #33.
P.s. 39 Henry Bristow
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
417 6th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 330-9310
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 330-9310
Gr: K-5 | 360 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #44.
Maurice Sendak Community School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
211 8th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 840-5660
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 840-5660
Gr: K-5 | 199 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
Rank: #55.
P.s. 321 William Penn
(Math: 88% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
180 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2412
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2412
Gr: K-5 | 1,234 student Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
P.s. 107 John W Kimball
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1301 8th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2054
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2054
Gr: PK-5 | 517 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Windsor Terrace School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1625 11th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 768-0057
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 768-0057
Gr: K-5 | 426 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #88.
P.s. 58 Carroll
(Math: 87% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
330 Smith St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9322
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9322
Gr: PK-5 | 735 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #99.
Magnet School Of Math Science & Design Technology
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
511 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 965-1190
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 965-1190
Gr: K-5 | 813 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #1010.
New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts
(Math: 71% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
330 18th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 965-0390
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 965-0390
Gr: 6-8 | 517 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #1111.
Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
500 19th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-4480
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-4480
Gr: 6-8 | 339 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 32 Samuel Mills Sprole
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
317 Hoyt St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 222-6400
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 222-6400
Gr: PK-5 | 448 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #1313.
Math And Science Exploratory School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
345 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9328
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9328
Gr: 6-8 | 524 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 38 Pacific
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
450 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Gr: PK-5 | 548 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #1515.
Middle School 51 William Alexander
(Math: 60% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
350 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-7603
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-7603
Gr: 6-8 | 963 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 230 Doris L Cohen
(Math: 68% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1 Albemarle Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 437-6135
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 437-6135
Gr: PK-5 | 938 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #1717.
School Of Creativity And Innovation
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
4513 8th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(929) 419-6049
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(929) 419-6049
Gr: PK-5 | 266 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #1818.
Brooklyn Collaborative Studies
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
610 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 923-4700
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 923-4700
Gr: 6-12 | 645 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 130 Parkside
(Math: 64% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
70 Ocean Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-1940
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-1940
Gr: PK-5 | 866 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 94 Henry Longfellow
(Math: 69% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
5010 6th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 435-6034
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 435-6034
Gr: K-5 | 866 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 295
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
330 18th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 965-0390
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 965-0390
Gr: PK-5 | 212 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #2222.
Brooklyn New School-ps 146
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
610 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 923-4750
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 923-4750
Gr: PK-5 | 643 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #2323.
Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget
(Math: 47% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
544 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 788-4482
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 788-4482
Gr: 6-8 | 918 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #2424.
P.s. 131
(Math: 54% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
4305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 431-1960
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 431-1960
Gr: PK-5 | 527 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2525.
P.s. 261 Zipporiah Mills
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
314 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9275
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9275
Gr: PK-5 | 591 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #2626.
Boerum Hill School For International Studies
(Math: 51% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
284 Baltic St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9390
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9390
Gr: 6-12 | 796 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 169 Sunset Park
(Math: 71% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
4305 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 853-3224
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 853-3224
Gr: K-5 | 834 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2828.
Middle School 839
(Math: 41% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
713 Caton Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-2730
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-2730
Gr: 6-8 | 305 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #2929.
Park Slope Collegiate
(Math: 37% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
237 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-4300
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-4300
Gr: 6-12 | 492 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #3030.
P.s. 124 Silas B Dutcher
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
515 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 788-0246
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 788-0246
Gr: PK-5 | 333 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #3131.
Red Hook Neighborhood School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
27 Huntington St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-2238
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-2238
Gr: 2-7 | 115 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #3232.
P.s. 15 Patrick F Daly
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
71 Sullivan St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9280
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9280
Gr: PK-5 | 413 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #3333.
Sunset Park Prep
(Math: 35% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
4004 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 840-1951
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 840-1951
Gr: 6-8 | 436 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #3434.
Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4222 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 369-8330
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 369-8330
Gr: PK-5 | 340 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #3535.
P.s. 24
(Math: 31% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
427 38th St
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 832-9366
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 832-9366
Gr: PK-5 | 542 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
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