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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009501347

DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL

430 HOWARD AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11233 · (718) 953-4569 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of New York public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
211 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3114%
Kindergarten2612%
Grade 12913%
Grade 23215%
Grade 33717%
Grade 43315%
Grade 52913%
Ungraded10%

This year's kindergarten class (26) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).

Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
126%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
4922%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
14968%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
63%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12156%
Female
9745%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -14.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.0%37.0%
2023-2428.0%51.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL

DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL this school21896.8%40.7%
PS 398 WALTER WEAVER
BROOKLYN
21299.5%27.5%
PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH
BROOKLYN
23198.3%22.9%
MS 394
BROOKLYN
20192.5%34.0%
PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN
19994.5%23.3%
PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL
BROOKLYN
19793.9%26.4%
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Kings County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.7%#1,580 of 2,335#217 of 290
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#1,935 of 2,342
▼ 679
#253 of 290
▼ 81
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#1,493 of 2,343
▲ 343
#226 of 290
▲ 17
Enrollment
ranked largest first
218#2,327 of 2,585#252 of 306
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#2,112 of 2,338#213 of 249
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.8%#1,333 of 2,388#174 of 263
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
96.8%#98 of 2,534#20 of 300
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.4%#529 of 1,757#119 of 225
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
218
+12 (+6%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252181415.6:197% (211)
2023-241881018.8:195% (179)
2022-2318411.815.6:192% (169)
2020-212061910.8:190% (186)
2017-182811815.6:195% (266)
2015-162312011.6:193% (214)
2010-112672112.7:175% (201)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL.

About DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL

DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL is a small elementary school in New York, with an address in BROOKLYN. Enrollment is 218 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 51% lower.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 (49 schools, 16,990 students) runs DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL.

DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL's enrollment is 68% Black. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% Asian. In Kings County overall, about 28% of residents are Black. DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Dividing enrollment by its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL reports 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is 79%.

DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Test results at DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL are 1.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.7% actual, 39.4% predicted).

Kings County has these Census figures: median household income is about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL is among the 583 public schools in Kings County.

The next-closest public school is RONALD EDMONDS LEARNING CENTER II, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL at 7th of 9.

NCES assigns DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal counts put enrollment at 206 in 2020-21 and 218 in 2024-25, a 6% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.8:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Kings County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Address
430 HOWARD AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11233
Phone
(718) 953-4569
County
Kings County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
218
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
211 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360009501347
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL
How large is DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL?
DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
Is DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL.
How diverse is DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL?
DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 22% Hispanic, 68% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL?
DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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