PS 15 PATRICK F DALY

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 15 PATRICK F DALY works with 396 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15.

Across the 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 (25,925 students total), PS 15 PATRICK F DALY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PS 15 PATRICK F DALY logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Black, 14% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 15 PATRICK F DALY has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 15 PATRICK F DALY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 15 PATRICK F DALY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kings County put the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 15 PATRICK F DALY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 15 PATRICK F DALY. On composite proficiency, PS 15 PATRICK F DALY comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 15 PATRICK F DALY has declined 19%, going from 487 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

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