PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE

PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE is one of the well-populated K-5 schools in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, with 973 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE sits 120% bigger than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 runs 48 schools in total, collectively educating 44,136 students. PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Asian, 30% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 85% of students at PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.8%; this one delivers 59.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kings County) shows that median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE is one.

The closest other public school is PS 247, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.1%.

PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 1,030 students in 2018 compared to 973 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 40% to 32%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.