PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is a mid-tier primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. The school educates 380 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 (25,925 students total), PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder is composed of 19% White, 8% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE 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 47.7%; this one delivers 88.8%, a residual of +41.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one.

The closest other public school is SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE's enrollment has fell 36% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 380). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 76% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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