PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY

PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY is one of the rural-scale elementary-level communitys in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, with 173 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 61% below typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, which oversees 38 schools and 15,288 students, PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Kings County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: UNCOMMON WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 69.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 226 (now 173). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.