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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009202403

PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL

1301 8TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11215 · (718) 499-2054 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
44 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Pre-K
18
Kindergarten
96
Grade 1
95
Grade 2
90
Grade 3
90
Grade 4
76
Grade 5
72
Student demographics
White
37269%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
5610%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 31%
Black
81%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 16%
Asian
428%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 10%
Two+
5811%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
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
Male
26048%
Female
27651%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
93.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 10 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
537
-29 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.3:1
% White
69%
was 74%
% Hispanic
10%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL is an average-sized elementary-level community, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. It caters to 537 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, which oversees 51 schools and 25,925 students, PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL records that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.0%; this one delivers 84.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MAGNET SCHOOL OF MATH SCIENCE & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL. On composite proficiency, PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 74.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL has declined 5%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 537 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 69% across the same window.

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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
PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Address
1301 8TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Phone
(718) 499-2054
County
Kings County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
537
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
44 (8%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360009202403
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL
How many students attend PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL?
PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL enrolls approximately 537 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL serve?
PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL.
What is the student diversity at PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL?
Student demographics at PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL are roughly 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL in?
PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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