Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16·NCES 360009406050
BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL
272 MACDONOUGH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11233 · (718) 573-2307 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
287 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
352
+85 (+32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.7:1
% White
26%
was 11%
% Hispanic
11%
was 14%
% Black
52%
was 71%
% Asian
4%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL is a primary school of compact scale in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16, hosting 352 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 443.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16 comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 5,175 students; BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL reports that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 45.0%; BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL posts 71.9%, +26.9 points above that line.
In the area at large, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: MS 35 STEPHEN DECATUR, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.6%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL has increased 32%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 71% to 52% over that span.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGYHigh · 469 students
- PS 40 GEORGE W CARVERElementary · 465 students
- PS 21 CRISPUS ATTUCKSElementary · 430 students
- BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 353 students
- BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)High · 222 students
- PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIRElementary · 218 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- MS 35 STEPHEN DECATUR0.0 mi · 175
- BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL - CSD 13.20.2 mi · 580
- PS 262 EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 155
- BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 353
- NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 138
- RESEARCH AND SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOLHow many students attend BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL serve?
BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL.
How diverse is BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL reports a student body of 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 52% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16 in Kings County.
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