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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PS 156 WAVERLY this year?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23·NCES 360012102564
PS 156 WAVERLY
104 SUTTER AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 498-2811 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
399 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 49 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
49%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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like PS 156 WAVERLY
PS 156 WAVERLY's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 156 WAVERLY this school | 421 | 94.8% | 39.9% |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 394 | 95.2% | 67.2% |
| PS 184 NEWPORT BROOKLYN | 395 | 97.2% | 18.5% |
| HYDE LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL - BROOKLYN BROOKLYN | 401 | 93.0% | 39.8% |
| ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO | 402 | 98.8% | 20.3% |
| PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN ROCKAWAY BEACH | 414 | 94.9% | 28.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 156 WAVERLY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,629 of 2,335 | #223 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,482 of 2,342 ▼ 104 | #214 of 290 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,646 of 2,343 ▼ 32 | #241 of 290 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #1,251 of 2,585 | #153 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #1,339 of 2,338 | #108 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #1,281 of 2,388 | #162 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #205 of 2,534 | #46 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.4% | #114 of 1,757 | #35 of 225 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
421
-96 (-19%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 833
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 421 | 34.5 | 12.2:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 94% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 30.8 | 15.1:1 | 92% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 87% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 53 | 13.3:1 | 92% (646) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 88% (654) |
| 2010-11 | 833 | 57 | 14.6:1 | 77% (639) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 156 WAVERLY.
About PS 156 WAVERLY
PS 156 WAVERLY is a medium-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23. The school's enrollment of 421 students covers pre-K through 5.
Across its 28 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 enrolls 7,257 students. PS 156 WAVERLY is one of those schools.
Black students make up a majority at PS 156 WAVERLY, at 65%. Other students are 29% Hispanic. That is higher than the 28% Black share among all Kings County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.2:1. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
PS 156 WAVERLY is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.1%. PS 156 WAVERLY scores 39.9%.
Among Kings County residents, the median household income is $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. PS 156 WAVERLY is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is IS 392, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, PS 156 WAVERLY ranks 5th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 421, a 19% decrease from 517 in 2020-21.
Discussions about PS 156 WAVERLY may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 184 NEWPORTElementary · 395 students
- BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZElementary · 339 students
- PS 178 SAINT CLAIR MCKELWAYElementary · 313 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
- IS 3920.0 mi · 284
- BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 951
- BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 591
- BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL 60.3 mi · 141
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VII HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 292
- TEACHERS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About PS 156 WAVERLYHow large is PS 156 WAVERLY?
PS 156 WAVERLY enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 156 WAVERLY serve?
PS 156 WAVERLY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 156 WAVERLY?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at PS 156 WAVERLY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 156 WAVERLY?
At PS 156 WAVERLY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 29% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 156 WAVERLY in?
PS 156 WAVERLY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23.
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