PS 131

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 131 is a medium-sized elementary school, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. It enrolls 493 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, which oversees 51 schools and 25,925 students, PS 131 is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PS 131 lists that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 34% Asian, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 131 has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 131 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at PS 131 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Kings County's rate of about 79%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 131 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Kings County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 131 is one campus in the mix.

WEST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 131. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 131 at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 131 has edged down 51%, going from 1,004 students in 2018 to 493 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 27% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.