Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012002080
PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE
557 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 · (718) 498-3717 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
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
11.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
315 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 57 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE
PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE this school | 331 | 95.2% | 51.9% |
| PS 178 SAINT CLAIR MCKELWAY BROOKLYN | 313 | 92.7% | 33.6% |
| PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZ BROOKLYN | 339 | 97.9% | 28.3% |
| BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 355 | 96.6% | 42.0% |
| PS 31 WILLIAM T DAVIS STATEN ISLAND | 342 | 98.5% | 34.5% |
| PS 329 SURFSIDE BROOKLYN | 279 | 94.6% | 25.2% |
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 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,086 of 2,335 | #162 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,221 of 2,342 ▼ 331 | #185 of 290 ▼ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,285 of 2,343 ▼ 531 | #207 of 290 ▼ 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,798 of 2,585 | #192 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #1,039 of 2,338 | #89 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #1,098 of 2,388 | #135 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #183 of 2,534 | #38 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.9% | #227 of 1,757 | #58 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
331
-62 (-16%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 331 | 28.9 | 11.5:1 | 95% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 27.7 | 12.1:1 | 91% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 32.5 | 10.5:1 | 92% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 93% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 94% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 95% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 95% (487) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE.
About PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE
PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE is a small elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. A total of 331 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 25% lower.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 serves 18,619 students across 53 schools.
Black students make up a majority at PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE, at 60%. Smaller groups are 34% Hispanic and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 28% Black. PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE and a ratio of 11.5:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 95% of students. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Kings County is 16 points.
The allk12 Grade for PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.0%. PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE scores 51.9%.
Kings County census figures show that the median household income is $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.
The closest public school, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 62 fewer students in 2024-25.
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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
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- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,072
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- LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS0.1 mi · 160
- WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 199
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS0.2 mi · 203
- FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS0.2 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTEWhat is the total enrollment at PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE?
PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE serve?
PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE is approximately 11.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE?
PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE reports a student body of 2% White, 34% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE?
PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.