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How has PS 158 WARWICK changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012002570
PS 158 WARWICK
400 ASHFORD ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 · (718) 277-6116 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- B-Beats 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
11.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
307 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 50 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp 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 38 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 158 WARWICK
PS 158 WARWICK's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 158 WARWICK this school | 325 | 94.5% | 37.6% |
| ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 343 | 95.3% | 83.5% |
| PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY STATEN ISLAND | 392 | 95.2% | 29.3% |
| PS 132 GARRETT A MORGAN BRONX | 353 | 94.3% | 25.1% |
| PS 46 ARTHUR TAPPAN NEW YORK | 363 | 95.9% | 40.0% |
| SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL IV BRONX | 385 | 91.2% | 91.9% |
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 158 WARWICK ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,732 of 2,335 | #233 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,908 of 2,342 ▼ 338 | #250 of 290 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,826 of 2,343 ▼ 308 | #250 of 290 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #1,834 of 2,585 | #196 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #1,108 of 2,338 | #95 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #768 of 2,388 | #104 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #222 of 2,534 | #52 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.3% | #69 of 1,757 | #25 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
325
-162 (-33%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 325 | 28 | 11.6:1 | 94% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 95% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 95% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 94% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 89% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 90% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 91% (547) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 158 WARWICK.
About PS 158 WARWICK
PS 158 WARWICK is an elementary school with a street address in BROOKLYN, New York. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 325 students. Enrollment is 27% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
The 53 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, including PS 158 WARWICK, enroll 18,619 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at PS 158 WARWICK is Black (46%). Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 2% Native American. The county population is about 28% Black. PS 158 WARWICK has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at PS 158 WARWICK was 11.6:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. PS 158 WARWICK's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 94%. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is 79%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 158 WARWICK is C+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PS 158 WARWICK is -2.7 points: 37.6% actual, 40.3% predicted.
Federal survey data for Kings County show that median household income is about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
The shortest distance from PS 158 WARWICK to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to LIBERTY AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL. The five-mile area around PS 158 WARWICK holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 43.3% proficiency; PS 158 WARWICK posts 37.6%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 325 was 33% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 487. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.6:1) than in 2020-21 (14.8:1).
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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
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- PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTOElementary · 649 students
- EAST NEW YORK FAMILY ACADEMYHigh · 610 students
- PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLNElementary · 589 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
- LIBERTY AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 450
- VISTA ACADEMY0.3 mi · 434
- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST APOLLO CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 758
- PS 89 CYPRESS HILLS0.4 mi · 447
- EAST NEW YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE0.4 mi · 349
- EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE0.4 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About PS 158 WARWICKWhat is the total enrollment at PS 158 WARWICK?
PS 158 WARWICK enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 158 WARWICK serve?
PS 158 WARWICK serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 158 WARWICK?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at PS 158 WARWICK.
What is the student diversity at PS 158 WARWICK?
Student demographics at PS 158 WARWICK are roughly 2% White, 45% Hispanic, 46% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PS 158 WARWICK in?
PS 158 WARWICK is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.