BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. The school hosts 355 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 53 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 (18,619 students total), BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 38% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 42.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE BROOKLYN, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 16%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 355 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 66% to 56%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.