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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32·NCES 360009702526
PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON
100 NOLL ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11206 · (718) 821-4823 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
9.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
375 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 72 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 145 ANDREW JACKSON
PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON this school | 428 | 87.6% | 34.7% |
| WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 464 | 87.3% | 40.8% |
| PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) BROOKLYN | 377 | 87.8% | 32.6% |
| PS 128 AUDUBON NEW YORK | 441 | 85.9% | 42.2% |
| BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEMPSTEAD | 439 | 82.9% | 36.0% |
| PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON NEW YORK | 428 | 82.7% | 48.3% |
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 145 ANDREW JACKSON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #1,847 of 2,335 | #241 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,394 of 2,342 ▲ 506 | #200 of 290 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,642 of 2,343 ▲ 249 | #239 of 290 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #1,211 of 2,585 | #150 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #208 of 2,338 | #26 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #1,917 of 2,388 | #235 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #514 of 2,534 | #149 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #388 of 1,757 | #88 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
428
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-52% since 2010-11, when it was 893
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 428 | 46.6 | 9.2:1 | 88% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 45 | 9.9:1 | 89% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 41 | 10.8:1 | 87% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 92% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 91% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 79% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 88% (783) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON.
About PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON
PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON is a medium-sized elementary school based in BROOKLYN, New York. It enrolled 428 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Besides PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 runs 26 other schools. The district enrolls 8,794 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON, with 84% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black and 4% White. By comparison, Kings County residents are about 19% Hispanic. By the diversity index, PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON comes in at 28%.
The school reported 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.2:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 88% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 9 points above the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON are 8.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.7% actual, 42.8% predicted).
Within Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Kings County number 583 and enroll about 291,697.
WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 474 in 2020-21 and 428 in 2024-25, a decrease of 46 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.2:1) than in 2020-21 (12.2:1).
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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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Frequently asked questions
About PS 145 ANDREW JACKSONWhat is the total enrollment at PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON?
PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON?
At PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON, the student body is approximately 4% White, 84% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON?
PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 in Kings County.
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