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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20·NCES 360015102421
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK
7115 15TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11228 · (718) 232-0685 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
550 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Schools most like PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK this school | 740 | 74.3% | 57.4% |
| PS 11 KATHRYN PHELAN WOODSIDE | 689 | 74.5% | 57.9% |
| STEPHANIE A VIERNO SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 688 | 76.9% | 51.1% |
| PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER STATEN ISLAND | 768 | 81.8% | 62.7% |
| PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS STATEN ISLAND | 674 | 72.7% | 52.4% |
| PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) MASPETH | 750 | 82.9% | 54.2% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #871 of 2,335 | #133 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #881 of 2,342 ▲ 110 | #142 of 290 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #889 of 2,343 ▼ 141 | #157 of 290 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #220 of 2,585 | #51 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,865 of 2,338 | #183 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #352 of 2,388 | #47 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #908 of 2,534 | #236 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #314 of 606 | #35 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
740
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 740 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 74% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 54.7 | 13.6:1 | 73% (546) |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 51.3 | 14.2:1 | 71% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 71% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 56 | 12.2:1 | 70% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 60% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 87% (426) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK.
About PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK
The public elementary school PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK is located in BROOKLYN, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 740 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 67% bigger than average.
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK belongs to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, a district of 48 schools and 44,136 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK, with 40% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 32% Asian and 26% White. The school's Hispanic share is 21 points above the 19% share among Kings County residents. PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 53 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 74%.
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.7%.
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK is located in Kings County, where median household income is about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 583 public schools in Kings County, with a combined enrollment of about 291,697.
JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW is located about 0.3 miles from PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 725 in 2020-21 to 740 in 2024-25, a change of 15 students.
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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 #20
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
- NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,236 students
- JHS 259 WILLIAM MCKINLEYMiddle · 1,780 students
- MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,518 students
- JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOWMiddle · 1,327 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
- JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW0.3 mi · 1,327
- NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 3,236
- PS 176 OVINGTON0.4 mi · 1,037
- PS 204 VINCE LOMBARDI0.5 mi · 994
- DETECTIVE WENJIAN LIU SCHOOL OF CIVICS AND ENTREPRENERUSHIP0.5 mi · 31
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 1870.6 mi · 949
Frequently asked questions
About PS 112 LEFFERTS PARKHow many students attend PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK?
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK enrolls approximately 740 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK serve?
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK have?
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK?
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK reports a student body of 26% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 32% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK in?
PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.