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Kings County

New York · Public K-12

Public-school families in Kings County pick from 583 schools serving the county's roughly 291,697 K-12 students, with a mix of 307 elementary, 102 middle, and 147 high.

7-year change in Kings County

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Total enrollment
290,852
-33,465 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
School count
578
+12 (+2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
18%
was 17%
% Hispanic
31%
was 28%
% Black
31%
was 37%
% Asian
17%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
2,631,580
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
583
105 districts
Enrollment
291,697
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$80,263
Above New York avg
Free/reduced lunch
79.1%
Above New York avg
Elementary
307
143,667 students
Middle
102
41,772 students
High
147
87,039 students
Combined / other
27
19,219 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
44,136 students · 105 districts in Kings County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Kings County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents
White
38%
Hispanic
19%
Black
28%
Asian
12%
Two or more
10%
Native American
1%
Pacific Islander
0%
School enrollment
White
17%
Hispanic
31%
Black
31%
Asian
17%
Two or more
3%
Native American
1%
Pacific Islander
0%
Bachelor's+
42.1%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
15.1%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
7.9%
civilian labor
Median age
37
22.2% under 18

Test scores in Kings County

Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 537 schools ranked. New York state average: 58.3%.

See all 537 schools in Kings County ranked by score →

All schools (583)

LargestA-ZTop rated
NameCityLevelGradesEnrollmentRating
URBAN ACTION ACADEMYBrooklynHigh09-12178·
MADIBA PREP MIDDLE SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle06-08176·
MS 35 STEPHEN DECATURBrooklynMiddle06-08175·
LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOLBrooklynElementaryKG-05174·
PS 3 BEDFORD VILLAGE (THE)BrooklynElementaryPK-05174·
IS 349 MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYBrooklynMiddle06-08173·
MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MEDIA LAW AND FINE ARTS (THE)BrooklynMiddle06-08173·
PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLYBrooklynElementaryPK-05173·
URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE)BrooklynMiddle06-08172·
PS 335 GRANVILLE T WOODSBrooklynElementaryPK-05170·
SCHOOL OF MATH SCIENCE AND HEALTHY LIVINGBrooklynElementaryKG-05169·
RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle03-08168·
PS 147 ISSAC REMSENBrooklynElementaryPK-05167·
BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMYBrooklynHigh09-12166·
LAMAD ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle06-08165·
EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh09-12164·
DESIGN WORKSBrooklynHigh09-10163·
PS 191 PAUL ROBESONBrooklynElementaryPK-05163·
PS 67 CHARLES A DORSEYBrooklynElementaryPK-05163·
PS 221 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTUREBrooklynElementaryPK-05162·
PS 958BrooklynElementaryPK-02161·
VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle06-08161·
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh09-12160·
LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTSBrooklynMiddle06-08160·
ACADEMY FOR HEALTH CAREERSBrooklynHigh09-12159·
PS 41 FRANCIS WHITEBrooklynElementaryPK-05158·
JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126BrooklynMiddle06-08157·
PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKEBrooklynElementaryKG-05157·
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ART AND PHILOSPHYBrooklynMiddle06-08156·
PS 262 EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBrooklynElementaryPK-05155·
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICEBrooklynHigh09-12154·
EBBETS FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle06-08153·
METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh09-12153·
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)BrooklynElementaryKG-04152·
PS 18 EDWARD BUSHBrooklynElementaryPK-05149·
PS 91 ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)BrooklynElementaryPK-05148·
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)BrooklynMiddle06-08147·
PS 137 RACHEL JEAN MITCHELLBrooklynElementaryPK-05145·
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BROOKLYNBrooklynHigh09-11143·
BROOKLYN BRIDGE ACADEMYBrooklynHigh09-12143·
BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOL 2BrooklynElementaryKG-01142·
MS 267 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYBrooklynMiddle06-08142·
URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ARTBrooklynHigh09-12142·
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL 6BrooklynElementaryKG-01141·
WEST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh10-11140·
SCHOOL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (THE)BrooklynHigh09-12139·
EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE)BrooklynHigh09-12138·
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh09-12138·
SOUTH BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh09-12138·
IS 340BrooklynMiddle06-08136·
PS 270 JOHANN DEKALBBrooklynElementaryPK-05133·
DR SUSAN S MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTSBrooklynHigh07-12132·
ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh09-12131·
IS 364 GATEWAYBrooklynMiddle06-08129·
PS 44 MARCUS GARVEYBrooklynElementaryPK-05120·
ELIJAH STROUD MIDDLE SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle06-08119·
SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE BROOKLYNBrooklynMiddle06-08119·
PS 287 BAILEY K ASHFORDBrooklynElementaryPK-05112·
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY ARTS AND RESEARCHBrooklynMiddle06-06112·
ELIZABETH JENNINGS SCHOOL FOR BOLD EXPLORERSBrooklynElementaryPK-KG110·
BROOKLYN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh10-12108·
MOTT HALL IVBrooklynMiddle06-08108·
KHALIL GIBRAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYBrooklynHigh09-12106·
PS 190 SHEFFIELDBrooklynElementaryPK-05104·
RONALD EDMONDS LEARNING CENTER IIBrooklynMiddle06-0899·
BUSHWICK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh09-1298·
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle06-0898·
KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY)BrooklynMiddle06-0897·
PS 150 CHRISTOPHERBrooklynElementaryPK-0597·
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST VOYAGER CHARTER SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle07-0896·
RESTORATION ACADEMYBrooklynMiddle06-0891·
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBrooklynHigh09-1286·
COLLEGIATE ACADEMY-MATH-PERSONAL AWABrooklynMiddle06-0885·
PS 319BrooklynElementaryPK-0182·
WHITELAW REID ACADEMY OF ARTS AND BUSINESSBrooklynMiddle06-0877·
MS 266 PARK PLACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOLBrooklynMiddle06-0875·
ALBEE SQUARE MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOLBrooklynElementaryPK-KG63·
GLOBAL INNOVATORS ACADEMYBrooklynMiddle06-0649·
PS 25 EUBIE BLAKE SCHOOLBrooklynElementaryKG-0549·
DETECTIVE WENJIAN LIU SCHOOL OF CIVICS AND ENTREPRENERUSHIPBrooklynElementaryKG-KG31·
JOANNE SEMINARA SCHOOL OF LAW AND MEDICINEBrooklynElementaryKG-KG28·
BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 15BrooklynMiddle05-0520·
BROOKLYN EAST COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOLBrooklynCombinedM-M··

Cities in Kings County

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About Kings County

Across the broad New York county of Kings County of about 2,631,580 residents, the public-school footprint covers 583 schools and about 291,697 students.

For perspective, census numbers show median household income runs near $80,263, about 42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

For a sense of the school types, Kings County spans 307 elementary schools (143,667 students), 102 middle schools (41,772), 147 high schools (87,039), and 27 combined or other schools.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 44,136 students across Kings County.

Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 10%: 324,317 students in SY 2017-18 versus 290,852 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 566 to 578 across the same 7-year window. The Black share of public-school enrollment shrank from 37% to 31%.

On this page, the community for Kings County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.

Frequently asked questions

How many K-12 schools serve Kings County?
There are 583 public K-12 schools in Kings County, New York, with a combined enrollment of about 291,697.
How many high schools are in Kings County?
Kings County, New York has 147 public high schools, serving approximately 87,039 students.
How many middle schools are in Kings County?
Kings County, New York has 102 public middle schools, serving approximately 41,772 students.
How many elementary schools are in Kings County?
Kings County, New York has 307 public elementary schools, serving approximately 143,667 students.
What is the largest school district in Kings County?
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 is the largest school district in Kings County, serving approximately 44,136 students. The county contains 105 school districts overall.
How many people live in Kings County?
Kings County has roughly 2,631,580 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What is the median household income in Kings County?
Median household income in Kings County is $80,263, above the New York average of $77,785. About 15.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Kings County?
Approximately 42.1% of adults 25 and older in Kings County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Kings County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly 79.1% of students in Kings County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the New York county average of 48.7%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Kings County schools?
Across Kings County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 12.9 to 1.

Kings County school rankings

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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data