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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 16% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
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 →
Where PS 150 CHRISTOPHER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #2,546 of 2,585 | #301 of 306 |
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.
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
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97 | 9.7 | 10.0:1 | 100% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 97% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 99% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 16 | 10.8:1 | 99% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 150 CHRISTOPHER.
About PS 150 CHRISTOPHER
PS 150 CHRISTOPHER is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. A total of 97 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 78% smaller than average.
Across its 28 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 enrolls 7,257 students. PS 150 CHRISTOPHER is one of those schools.
A majority of students at PS 150 CHRISTOPHER, 59%, are Black. Next come 39% Hispanic. The county population is about 28% Black. PS 150 CHRISTOPHER has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at PS 150 CHRISTOPHER was 10.0:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For PS 150 CHRISTOPHER, the prediction is 38.2% and the result is 25.7%.
Kings County has about 2,631,580 residents, and median household income is about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 583 public schools in Kings County, with a combined enrollment of about 291,697.
The shortest distance from PS 150 CHRISTOPHER to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PS 150 CHRISTOPHER is 8th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, PS 150 CHRISTOPHER is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
PS 150 CHRISTOPHER enrolled 172 in 2017-18 and 97 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Hispanic students made up 31% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 39% in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PS 150 CHRISTOPHER covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- BROWNSVILLE COLLABORATIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 271
- PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZ0.2 mi · 339
- CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 297
- UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.2 mi · 1,313
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.