PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON

PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON, a sizable elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, caters to 965 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 118% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 48 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 (44,136 students total), PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON reports that nearly all students (85%) are Asian. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON logs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 97% of students at PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Kings County's rate of about 79%.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 69.6%, a residual of +30.3 points.

In the broader community, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON is one.

Nearest neighbor: JHS 220 JOHN J PERSHING, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 65.4%.

PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 1,278 students in 2018 compared to 965 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.