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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Kings County, New York

Across Kings County, New York, 15 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 96.5%, against a median of 91.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
15
Kings County, New York
Top % FRL
96.5%
Median % FRL
91.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOLCombined66596.5%
2PS 140BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined32795.7%
3PS 368BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined23695.3%
4PS 53BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined40695.3%
5PS 721 BROOKLYN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined41593.3%
6PS 141BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined36693.2%
7PS 77BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined39792.9%
8BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL IIBROOKLYN, NYBEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL IICombined80091.4%
9PS 369 COY L COX SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined48389.9%
10BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLCombined95189.5%
11PS 370BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined23088.7%
12PS 771BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined53987.0%
13UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCCombined41586.3%
14UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCCombined51385.2%
15SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1BROOKLYN, NYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1Combined91968.8%
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