PS 149 DANNY KAYE

As a moderately sized elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 149 DANNY KAYE works with 509 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.

Across the 53 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 (18,619 students total), PS 149 DANNY KAYE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PS 149 DANNY KAYE lists that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 42% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 149 DANNY KAYE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 66.5%, a residual of +28.2 points.

Across the wider county, Kings County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 149 DANNY KAYE is one campus in the mix.

JHS 292 MARGARET S DOUGLAS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 149 DANNY KAYE at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 149 DANNY KAYE has edged down 25%, going from 675 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 59% to 51%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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