Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23·NCES 360012102794
GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS
213 OSBORN ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 495-7791 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
200 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 up about 25 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS
GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS this school | 203 | 98.5% | 44.4% |
| FRESH CREEK SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 190 | 96.8% | 68.5% |
| PS 154 HARRIET TUBMAN NEW YORK | 182 | 96.2% | 37.2% |
| PS 197 JOHN B RUSSWURM NEW YORK | 224 | 94.2% | 32.4% |
| PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH BROOKLYN | 231 | 98.3% | 22.9% |
| PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 199 | 94.5% | 23.3% |
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 GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,414 of 2,335 | #203 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,033 of 2,342 ▲ 771 | #164 of 290 ▲ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,062 of 2,343 ▲ 259 | #184 of 290 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #2,377 of 2,585 | #259 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #968 of 2,338 | #86 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #1,182 of 2,388 | #146 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #28 of 2,534 | #5 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -56.9% | #16 of 1,757 | #6 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 2024-25Enrollment
203
-56 (-22%) vs 2020
-64% since 2010-11, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 99% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 18.7 | 11.6:1 | 98% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 20.6 | 11.7:1 | 98% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 98% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 94% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 89% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 91% (519) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS.
About GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS
This page covers GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS, a small elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 203 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 54% smaller than average.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 has a total of 28 schools and 7,257 students, GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS among them.
Roughly 60% of students at GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Hispanic and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 28%. GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 18 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.3:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS is 99%. That rate is above the 79% average among public schools in Kings County.
The allk12 Grade for GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS is B-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.4%) and its predicted rate (38.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.
The nearest public school is PS 150 CHRISTOPHER, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment is down 22% from 2020-21, when GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS had 259 students, to 2024-25, when it had 203. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 11.3:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN IIHigh · 662 students
- BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 512 students
- PS 156 WAVERLYElementary · 421 students
- PS 184 NEWPORTElementary · 395 students
- BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZElementary · 339 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- PS 150 CHRISTOPHER0.2 mi · 97
- SID MILLER ACADEMY0.2 mi · 595
- PS/IS 3230.2 mi · 293
- MOTT HALL BRIDGES ACADEMY0.2 mi · 200
- PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH0.2 mi · 231
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VII HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTSWhat is the total enrollment at GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS?
GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS enrolls approximately 203 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS serve?
GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS is approximately 11.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS?
At GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS, the student body is approximately 3% White, 35% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS public or private?
GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.