BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE)

BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE), a mid-sized K-5 school in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, enrolls 634 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 25,925 students. BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE) is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE) shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% Black, 4% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.8%.

In the broader community, Kings County reports that median household earnings sit near $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 NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE) is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is BROOKLYN COLLABORATIVE STUDIES, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE). Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE) ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.8%.

BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE) operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE)'s enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 686 (now 634). Black enrollment moved from 20% to 12% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE) typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.