Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009502656
PS 191 PAUL ROBESON
1600 PARK PL, BROOKLYN, NY 11233 · (718) 756-1206 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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
7.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
150 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 | 29 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
42%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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +43.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 43 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 191 PAUL ROBESON
PS 191 PAUL ROBESON's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 191 PAUL ROBESON this school | 163 | 92.0% | 35.3% |
| PS 91 ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 148 | 90.5% | 44.5% |
| PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL BROOKLYN | 197 | 93.9% | 26.4% |
| PS 335 GRANVILLE T WOODS BROOKLYN | 170 | 97.1% | 55.4% |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 134 | 93.3% | 38.7% |
| MS 394 BROOKLYN | 201 | 92.5% | 34.0% |
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 191 PAUL ROBESON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,825 of 2,335 | #238 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,848 of 2,342 ▼ 30 | #239 of 290 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #966 of 2,343 ▲ 1,243 | #171 of 290 ▲ 114 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #2,474 of 2,585 | #285 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #337 of 2,534 | #81 of 300 |
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
163
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 163 | 21.8 | 7.5:1 | 92% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 17.6 | 9.4:1 | 95% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 16.6 | 9.5:1 | 95% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 18 | 8.9:1 | 94% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 14 | 12.3:1 | 97% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 91% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 92% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 191 PAUL ROBESON.
About PS 191 PAUL ROBESON
Federal records list PS 191 PAUL ROBESON as an elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 163 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 63% below average.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 serves 16,990 students across 49 schools.
More than half of the students at PS 191 PAUL ROBESON are Black (73%). Next come 21% Hispanic and 2% White. That compares with about 28% Black among all Kings County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
There are 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 7.5:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 5.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Kings County is 13 points.
PS 191 PAUL ROBESON earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of New York public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, PS 191 PAUL ROBESON lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.3%; the prediction is 41.1%.
The county, Kings County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 583, with about 291,697 students.
Measured in a straight line, MS 394 is about 0.2 miles from PS 191 PAUL ROBESON. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, PS 191 PAUL ROBESON ranks 8th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 161 in 2020-21 and 163 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.5:1) than in 2020-21 (8.9:1).
This page collects posts and questions about PS 191 PAUL ROBESON, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
- CLARA BARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,325 students
- MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLHigh · 1,267 students
- PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE)Elementary · 887 students
- PS 249 CATON (THE)Elementary · 663 students
- PS 316 ELIJAH STROUDElementary · 644 students
- NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMYElementary · 588 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- MS 3940.2 mi · 201
- EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 500
- RONALD EDMONDS LEARNING CENTER II0.3 mi · 99
- DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL0.3 mi · 218
- BROOKLYN GREEN SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 214
- PS 335 GRANVILLE T WOODS0.3 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About PS 191 PAUL ROBESONHow many students attend PS 191 PAUL ROBESON?
PS 191 PAUL ROBESON enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 191 PAUL ROBESON an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 191 PAUL ROBESON is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 191 PAUL ROBESON have?
PS 191 PAUL ROBESON employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 191 PAUL ROBESON?
Student demographics at PS 191 PAUL ROBESON are roughly 2% White, 21% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is PS 191 PAUL ROBESON public or private?
PS 191 PAUL ROBESON is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.