Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18·NCES 360009602427
PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY
1077 REMSEN AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11236 · (718) 257-4428 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
340 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +26.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 26 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY
PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY this school | 397 | 85.6% | 52.5% |
| PS 80 THURGOOD MARSHALL MAGNET SCHOOL OF MULTIMEDIA (THE) JAMAICA | 363 | 88.7% | 52.0% |
| DR DAVID AND RUTH ANDERSON ACADEMY- SCHOOL 16 ROCHESTER | 430 | 85.8% | 21.8% |
| PS 198 BROOKLYN | 327 | 85.9% | 50.4% |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II BRONX | 423 | 81.8% | 51.8% |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 BRONX | 452 | 81.6% | 75.6% |
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 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,061 of 2,335 | #159 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #550 of 2,342 ▲ 809 | #98 of 290 ▲ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #707 of 2,343 ▲ 269 | #127 of 290 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #1,375 of 2,585 | #158 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,687 of 2,338 | #157 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #1,580 of 2,388 | #204 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #588 of 2,534 | #170 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #496 of 1,757 | #109 of 225 |
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
397
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 2010-11, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 397 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 86% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 34.4 | 11.3:1 | 84% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 82% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 38 | 11.2:1 | 80% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 77% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 65% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 75% (563) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY.
About PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY
PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. A total of 397 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 is responsible for 34 schools, PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY included, with 11,062 students in all.
At PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY, Black students make up 75% of the student body. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 2% White. The school's Black share is 48 points above the 28% share among Kings County residents. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY is 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.2:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 43.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kings County show that the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY is one of 583 public schools in the county.
Nearby, EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 52.5% versus a 49.6% average.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY had 425 students, to 2024-25, when it had 397. The ratio was 11.2:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
The PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 #18
- PS 115 DANIEL MUCATEL SCHOOLElementary · 854 students
- PS 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOLElementary · 666 students
- PS 276 LOUIS MARSHALLElementary · 560 students
- PS 66Elementary · 527 students
- IS 285 MEYER LEVINMiddle · 512 students
- ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTHigh · 432 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
- EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 624
- PS 660.4 mi · 527
- CANARSIE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 857
- URBAN ACTION ACADEMY0.5 mi · 178
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA0.5 mi · 386
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS0.5 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY?
PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY serve?
PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY?
PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 2% White, 15% Hispanic, 75% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY in?
PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.