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What's the most underrated thing about NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009506409
NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY
1025 EASTERN PKWY, BROOKLYN, NY 11213 · (718) 363-8200 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
350 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 3 points.
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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
431
-41 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.0:1
% White
3%
was 4%
% Hispanic
21%
was 22%
% Black
72%
was 70%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY
NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY operates as an average-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17. Current enrollment sits at 431 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, which oversees 49 schools and 16,990 students, NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment; the rest consists of 21% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.1%; this one delivers 54.5%.
Around the school, census data for Kings County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).
SCHOOL OF INTEGRATED LEARNING (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.8%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
- CLARA BARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,325 students
- MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLHigh · 1,267 students
- PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE)Elementary · 887 students
- PS 249 CATON (THE)Elementary · 663 students
- PS 316 ELIJAH STROUDElementary · 644 students
- NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMYElementary · 588 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
- SCHOOL OF INTEGRATED LEARNING (THE)0.3 mi · 214
- KIPP ALWAYS MENTALLY PREPARED CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 891
- MS 3940.4 mi · 201
- EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 500
- PS 221 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE0.4 mi · 162
- PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARYHow large is NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY?
NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY serve?
NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY have?
NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY are roughly 3% White, 21% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY in?
NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.