PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN

PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN is a high-enrollment elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. The school instructs 923 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN sits 108% above that benchmark.

PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN is one of 42 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, a district that caters to 19,151 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN shows that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.6%; PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN posts 90.4%, +26.7 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kings County) shows that median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 893 students in 2018 compared to 923 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 64% to 49%. Class-load math has widened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.