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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22·NCES 360015301788
PS 109
1001 E 45TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11210 · (718) 693-3426 · Kings County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
516 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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
585
-100 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.6:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
26%
was 15%
% Black
67%
was 80%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 109
PS 109, a moderately sized elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, works with 585 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.
PS 109 is one of 40 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, a district that works with 30,207 students overall.
On the student-mix side, PS 109 lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
On the resource side, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 109 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.5%; this one delivers 46.8%.
In the broader community, census data for Kings County shows 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%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 109 is one.
Nearest neighbor: PS 198, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 109 comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.3%.
PS 109 operates from a city-core location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 109 has fell 15%, going from 685 students in 2018 to 585 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 80% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #22
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- PS 206 JOSEPH F LAMBElementary · 1,508 students
- JHS 234 ARTHUR W CUNNINGHAMMiddle · 1,447 students
- PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE)Elementary · 1,074 students
- LEON M GOLDSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCESHigh · 952 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 1980.2 mi · 327
- PS 208 ELSA EBELING0.5 mi · 297
- PS 251 PAERDEGAT0.6 mi · 329
- PS 3260.6 mi · 192
- PS 119 AMERSFORT0.7 mi · 393
- IVY HILL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About PS 109How many students attend PS 109?
PS 109 enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-08.
Is PS 109 an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 109 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PS 109 have?
PS 109 employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is PS 109?
PS 109 reports a student body of 2% White, 26% Hispanic, 67% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 109?
PS 109 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.