PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE)

PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) is one of the substantial primary schools in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, with 1,075 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) sits 143% above that benchmark.

Across the 48 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 (44,136 students total), PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) shows that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.8%, the actual is 70.1%, a residual of +18.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Kings County shows 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%. PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is JOANNE SEMINARA SCHOOL OF LAW AND MEDICINE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.

PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 1,426 students in 2018 compared to 1,075 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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