PS 156 WAVERLY

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 156 WAVERLY is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23. It works with 421 students across grades pre-K through 5.

PS 156 WAVERLY is one of 28 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, a district that serves 7,257 students overall.

Demographically, PS 156 WAVERLY reports that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 156 WAVERLY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.1%; this one delivers 39.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kings County) records that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 156 WAVERLY is one.

Nearest neighbor: IS 392, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 156 WAVERLY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.6%.

PS 156 WAVERLY operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 40%: 706 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 80% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.