Enrollment
97
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23·NCES 360012102542
PS 150 CHRISTOPHER
364 SACKMAN ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 495-7746 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
97 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
97
-75 (-44%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.8:1
% White
0%
was 2%
% Hispanic
39%
was 31%
% Black
59%
was 65%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 150 CHRISTOPHER
As a tiny K-5 school in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 150 CHRISTOPHER instructs 97 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23. That puts it 78% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 7,257 students. PS 150 CHRISTOPHER is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 150 CHRISTOPHER reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 39% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter 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. That share is noticeably above Kings County's rate of about 79%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 150 CHRISTOPHER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.2%, the actual is 25.7%, a residual of -12.6 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $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 150 CHRISTOPHER is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 150 CHRISTOPHER at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.8%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 44%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 97 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 31% to 39%.
On the community side, members of the PS 150 CHRISTOPHER community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN IIHigh · 662 students
- BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 512 students
- PS 156 WAVERLYElementary · 421 students
- PS 184 NEWPORTElementary · 395 students
- BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZElementary · 339 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- 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
- GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS0.2 mi · 203
- PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZ0.2 mi · 339
- BROWNSVILLE COLLABORATIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 271
- UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.2 mi · 1,313
- CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 297
- SID MILLER ACADEMY0.3 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About PS 150 CHRISTOPHERWhat is the total enrollment at PS 150 CHRISTOPHER?
PS 150 CHRISTOPHER enrolls approximately 97 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 150 CHRISTOPHER serve?
PS 150 CHRISTOPHER serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 150 CHRISTOPHER?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at PS 150 CHRISTOPHER.
How diverse is PS 150 CHRISTOPHER?
PS 150 CHRISTOPHER reports a student body of 39% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 150 CHRISTOPHER?
PS 150 CHRISTOPHER is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 in Kings County.
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