PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL

PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, with 296 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 443.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, which oversees 27 schools and 8,794 students, PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL shows that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 91% of students at PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kings County) logs that median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL is one.

JHS 383 PHILIPPA SCHUYLER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL has decreased 24%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 296 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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