Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009502576
PS 161 CROWN (THE)
330 CROWN ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11225 · (718) 756-3100 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
11.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
256 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 161 CROWN (THE)
PS 161 CROWN (THE)'s state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 161 CROWN (THE) this school | 271 | 94.5% | 45.0% |
| PS 289 GEORGE V BROWER BROOKLYN | 280 | 90.7% | 54.2% |
| GOLDIE MAPLE ACADEMY ARVERNE | 309 | 94.2% | 25.4% |
| PS 92 ADRIAN HEGEMAN BROOKLYN | 251 | 91.6% | 41.1% |
| PS/IS 323 BROOKLYN | 293 | 97.3% | 45.3% |
| RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 301 | 93.4% | 54.6% |
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 161 CROWN (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,391 of 2,335 | #200 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,277 of 2,342 ▲ 193 | #191 of 290 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,169 of 2,343 ▲ 248 | #195 of 290 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #2,138 of 2,585 | #221 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #1,176 of 2,338 | #99 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #1,346 of 2,388 | #177 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #221 of 2,534 | #51 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #415 of 1,757 | #95 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
271
-51 (-16%) vs 2020
-69% since 2010-11, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 271 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 94% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 19.1 | 16.3:1 | 95% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 93% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 89% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 93% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 92% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 866 | 61 | 14.2:1 | 86% (741) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 161 CROWN (THE).
About PS 161 CROWN (THE)
PS 161 CROWN (THE) serves students in BROOKLYN, New York, as a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 271 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 operates 49 schools. Combined enrollment is 16,990 students.
PS 161 CROWN (THE)'s enrollment is 69% Black. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, and 4% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Kings County's population at about 28%. PS 161 CROWN (THE) has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 94%. That is 15 points above the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
allk12 grades PS 161 CROWN (THE) a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PS 161 CROWN (THE) is 4.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.0% actual, 40.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
PS 161 CROWN (THE) is located in Kings County, where median household income is about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 583 public schools in Kings County, with a combined enrollment of about 291,697.
Of nearby public schools, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-CROWN HEIGHTS is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, PS 161 CROWN (THE) ranks 8th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
PS 161 CROWN (THE) saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
The PS 161 CROWN (THE) community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About PS 161 CROWN (THE)How many students attend PS 161 CROWN (THE)?
PS 161 CROWN (THE) enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 161 CROWN (THE) serve?
PS 161 CROWN (THE) serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 161 CROWN (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 161 CROWN (THE) is approximately 11.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 161 CROWN (THE)?
PS 161 CROWN (THE) reports a student body of 4% White, 20% Hispanic, 69% Black.
Who oversees PS 161 CROWN (THE)?
PS 161 CROWN (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 in Kings County.
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