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Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13·NCES 360009102490
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER
610 BALTIC ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11217 · (718) 398-5320 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% 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.
- B+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
15.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
282 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER this school | 611 | 46.2% | 63.7% |
| BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL - CSD 13.2 BROOKLYN | 580 | 48.8% | 74.9% |
| PS 38 PACIFIC (THE) BROOKLYN | 546 | 44.1% | 71.4% |
| ARTHUR S MAY SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 496 | 41.9% | 42.6% |
| KAHLIL GIBRAN SCHOOL YONKERS | 539 | 49.2% | 60.0% |
| GEORGE M DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW ROCHELLE | 640 | 39.5% | 59.5% |
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 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #610 of 2,335 | #96 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #611 of 2,342 ▲ 105 | #109 of 290 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #365 of 2,343 ▲ 58 | #70 of 290 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #423 of 2,585 | #81 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,056 of 2,338 | #208 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #92 of 2,388 | #12 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #1,514 of 2,534 | #268 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #554 of 1,757 | #122 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
611
-54 (-8%) vs 2020
+118% since 2010-11, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 611 | 40.4 | 15.1:1 | 46% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 42.6 | 14.5:1 | 50% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 48.4 | 12.6:1 | 43% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 39% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 36% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 27% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 34 | 8.2:1 | 69% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER.
About PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER is an elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 611 students. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER is part of a district of 42 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, with 19,151 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER is Hispanic (35%). Other groups include 27% White, 25% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 19% Hispanic. PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. Eligible students account for 46% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Kings County average 79%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER is +5.7 points: 63.7% actual, 58.0% predicted.
Kings County has these Census figures: median household income is about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The public schools of Kings County number 583 and enroll about 291,697.
The school nearest to PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER is MS 266 PARK PLACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER went from 665 students to 611. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 15.1:1.
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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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- 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
- MS 266 PARK PLACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 75
- PS 770.2 mi · 397
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS0.3 mi · 890
- EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 518
- PS 282 PARK SLOPE0.3 mi · 569
- PS 372 CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLERHow many students attend PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER?
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER enrolls approximately 611 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER serve?
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER have?
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER?
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER reports a student body of 27% White, 35% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER public or private?
PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.