FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE)

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) is a modestly sized primary school, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. It teaches 190 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) sits 57% smaller than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 18,619 students; FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) reports that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.4%; actual is 68.5%, +29.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

PS 4 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 214 students in 2018 compared to 190 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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