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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015202473
PS 128 BENSONHURST
2075 84TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11214 · (718) 373-5900 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
392 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 128 BENSONHURST
PS 128 BENSONHURST's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 128 BENSONHURST this school | 435 | 90.1% | 39.6% |
| PS 39 FRANCIS J MURPHY JR STATEN ISLAND | 492 | 90.4% | 62.5% |
| PS 153 HOMECREST BROOKLYN | 509 | 90.0% | 42.2% |
| PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) REGO PARK | 522 | 83.1% | 46.7% |
| PS 199 FREDERICK WACHTEL BROOKLYN | 508 | 88.2% | 41.5% |
| PS 38 GEORGE CROMWELL STATEN ISLAND | 354 | 78.8% | 46.1% |
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 128 BENSONHURST ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #1,641 of 2,335 | #225 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,521 of 2,342 ▲ 264 | #221 of 290 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,414 of 2,343 ▲ 430 | #223 of 290 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #1,156 of 2,585 | #144 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #1,546 of 2,338 | #139 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #282 of 2,388 | #35 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #409 of 2,534 | #107 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,485 of 1,757 | #214 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
435
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 435 | 34.1 | 12.8:1 | 90% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 35.3 | 12.9:1 | 89% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 35.8 | 12.0:1 | 84% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 81% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 87% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 85% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 81% (301) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 128 BENSONHURST.
About PS 128 BENSONHURST
PS 128 BENSONHURST is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of BROOKLYN, New York. It reported 435 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
PS 128 BENSONHURST belongs to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, a district of 40 schools and 33,610 students.
White students account for 41% of enrollment at PS 128 BENSONHURST, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 31% Asian, 22% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Kings County residents are about 38% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
With 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is similar, at 12.8:1. Roughly 90% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is 79%.
PS 128 BENSONHURST earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of New York public elementary schools.
PS 128 BENSONHURST posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.6%, compared with a predicted 41.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Kings County, where median household income comes to 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. Kings County's 583 public schools enroll about 291,697 students and include PS 128 BENSONHURST.
BROOKLYN STUDIO SECONDARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of PS 128 BENSONHURST, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, PS 128 BENSONHURST places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, PS 128 BENSONHURST is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 425 students in 2020-21 and 435 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.5:1 in 2020-21 to 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at PS 128 BENSONHURST. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Nearby schools
- BROOKLYN STUDIO SECONDARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 892
- PS 200 BENSON SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,209
- PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE0.4 mi · 973
- BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY0.5 mi · 501
- ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)0.5 mi · 383
- PS 101 VERRAZANO (THE)0.5 mi · 1,113
Frequently asked questions
About PS 128 BENSONHURSTHow large is PS 128 BENSONHURST?
PS 128 BENSONHURST enrolls approximately 435 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PS 128 BENSONHURST serve?
PS 128 BENSONHURST serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 128 BENSONHURST?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at PS 128 BENSONHURST.
What is the student diversity at PS 128 BENSONHURST?
Student demographics at PS 128 BENSONHURST are roughly 41% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 31% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 128 BENSONHURST?
PS 128 BENSONHURST is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.