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PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)

4715 18TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204 · (718) 633-3061 · Kings County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New York public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
546 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K336%
Kindergarten6210%
Grade 16611%
Grade 2488%
Grade 36311%
Grade 45710%
Grade 56811%
Grade 66711%
Grade 76511%
Grade 86110%
Ungraded20%

This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (61).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
20535%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
23239%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
14024%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31253%
Female
28047%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.0%100.0%
2023-2455.0%96.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% 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 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)

PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)'s state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) this school59292.2%58.7%
PS 238 ANNE SULLIVAN
BROOKLYN
53893.3%36.1%
PS 153 HOMECREST
BROOKLYN
50990.0%42.2%
PS 212 LADY DEBORAH MOODY
BROOKLYN
56085.4%50.3%
PS 39 FRANCIS J MURPHY JR
STATEN ISLAND
49290.4%62.5%
PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI
BRONX
66485.1%74.0%
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 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Kings County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.7%#804 of 2,335#125 of 290
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
100%#4 of 2,342
▲ 49
#1 of 290
▲ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.0%#752 of 2,343
▼ 77
#136 of 290
▼ 29
Enrollment
ranked largest first
592#496 of 2,585#86 of 306
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.2:1#215 of 2,338#27 of 249
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.0%#363 of 2,388#51 of 263
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
92.2%#329 of 2,534#80 of 300
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.3%#999 of 1,757#171 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 2024-25
Enrollment
592
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2559264.19.2:192% (546)
2023-2456760.19.4:189% (507)
2022-2359251.211.6:183% (490)
2020-216435212.4:184% (539)
2017-186755811.6:185% (576)
2015-166855612.2:166% (449)
2010-116406310.2:181% (521)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE).

About PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)

PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school serves 592 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 oversees PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) and 47 other schools, with 44,136 students in total.

The most common group at PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) is Hispanic students, at 39%. Enrollment also includes 35% White and 24% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 20 points above the 19% share among Kings County residents. PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)'s diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reports 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.2 students per teacher. That is 3.6 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 92% of students. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Kings County, the school's rate is higher.

PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.1%. PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) scores 58.7%.

Federal survey data for Kings County show that the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.

Nearest public school: PS 134, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

2024-25 enrollment was 592, an 8% decrease from 643 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 9.2:1 over the same years.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE). Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Kings County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Address
4715 18TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone
(718) 633-3061
County
Kings County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
592
Teachers (FTE)
64
Student–teacher ratio
9.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
546 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360015102657
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)
How many students attend PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)?
PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) enrolls approximately 592 students in grades PK-08.
Is PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) is approximately 9.2:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)?
Student demographics at PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) are roughly 35% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 24% Asian.
Who oversees PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)?
PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 in Kings County.
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