PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)

PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE), an expansive K-5 school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, works with 891 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 101% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 25,925 students. PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE) is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE) shows that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE) shows 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Kings County's rate of about 79%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kings County) records that median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE) is one.

Nearest neighbor: BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL - CSD 15.2, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE). On composite proficiency, PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE) comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.9%.

PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE) operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)'s enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 833 (now 891). White enrollment moved from 45% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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