PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK

PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, teacheing 577 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK sits 30% above that benchmark.

PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK is one of 48 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, a district that enrolls 44,136 students overall.

On demographics, PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Kings County's rate of about 79%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 650 (now 577). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 70% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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