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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20·NCES 360015102471
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK
7805 7TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11228 · (718) 833-2323 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
494 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
68%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
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in New York's top 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 127 MCKINLEY PARK
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK this school | 667 | 74.1% | 76.0% |
| PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS STATEN ISLAND | 674 | 72.7% | 52.4% |
| PS 52 JOHN C THOMPSON STATEN ISLAND | 627 | 75.9% | 68.0% |
| PS 54 CHARLES W LENG STATEN ISLAND | 790 | 69.6% | 67.7% |
| STEPHANIE A VIERNO SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 688 | 76.9% | 51.1% |
| PS 97 HIGHLAWN (THE) BROOKLYN | 882 | 77.6% | 64.7% |
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 127 MCKINLEY PARK ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #236 of 2,335 | #32 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #272 of 2,342 ▲ 6 | #43 of 290 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #204 of 2,343 ▲ 115 | #35 of 290 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #322 of 2,585 | #65 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,498 of 2,338 | #133 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #328 of 2,388 | #44 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #913 of 2,534 | #238 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.0% | #108 of 606 | #22 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
667
+142 (+27%) vs 2020
+38% since 2010-11, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 667 | 52.9 | 12.6:1 | 74% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 49.6 | 12.5:1 | 76% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 49.2 | 12.0:1 | 77% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 79% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 81% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 80% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 88% (424) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK.
About PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK is a large elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. It enrolls 667 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. The school is 51% bigger than the average for elementary schools in New York.
The 48 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 enroll 44,136 students altogether, PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK among them.
Asian students make up 41% of enrollment at PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 31% White, 25% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Kings County's population at about 12%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 12.8:1. PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 74%.
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of New York public elementary schools.
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK scores 28.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 76.0% actual versus 47.8% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Kings County, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Kings County has 583 public schools with about 291,697 students, including PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, JHS 259 WILLIAM MCKINLEY, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 525 students in 2020-21 to 667 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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 #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 259 WILLIAM MCKINLEY0.3 mi · 1,780
- SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY ARTS AND RESEARCH0.4 mi · 112
- RALPH A FABRIZIO SCHOOL0.4 mi · 828
- MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)0.5 mi · 1,518
- PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS0.6 mi · 379
- PS/IS 104 FORT HAMILTON SCHOOL (THE)0.7 mi · 1,024
Frequently asked questions
About PS 127 MCKINLEY PARKHow large is PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK?
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK enrolls approximately 667 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK serve?
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK have?
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK?
Student demographics at PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK are roughly 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 41% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK in?
PS 127 MCKINLEY 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.