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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22·NCES 360015302660
PS 193 GIL HODGES
2515 AVE L, BROOKLYN, NY 11210 · (718) 338-9011 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- 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
13.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
377 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp 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 63 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 193 GIL HODGES
PS 193 GIL HODGES's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 193 GIL HODGES this school | 487 | 77.4% | 51.8% |
| JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 439 | 75.6% | 41.0% |
| SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) ROCHESTER | 384 | 74.0% | 30.9% |
| HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 390 | 79.0% | 28.7% |
| GENERAL HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 634 | 74.1% | 36.9% |
| WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 502 | 81.3% | 27.4% |
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 193 GIL HODGES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,090 of 2,335 | #163 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #965 of 2,342 ▲ 64 | #158 of 290 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #976 of 2,343 ▲ 290 | #176 of 290 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #890 of 2,585 | #132 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,753 of 2,338 | #166 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.3% | #11 of 2,388 | #1 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #846 of 2,534 | #228 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.7% | #177 of 1,757 | #45 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 2024-25Enrollment
487
-98 (-17%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 487 | 36.2 | 13.5:1 | 77% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 36.3 | 13.7:1 | 76% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 33.5 | 14.3:1 | 77% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 47 | 12.4:1 | 70% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 58.3 | 13.0:1 | 75% (571) |
| 2015-16 | 879 | 60 | 14.7:1 | 76% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 63 | 13.7:1 | 77% (667) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 193 GIL HODGES.
About PS 193 GIL HODGES
Located in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 193 GIL HODGES is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 487 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 is the district for PS 193 GIL HODGES. It has 40 schools and 30,207 students.
White students form the largest group at PS 193 GIL HODGES, 29% of enrollment. Next come 25% Black, 21% Asian, 19% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 38% White among all Kings County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 193 GIL HODGES belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 77%.
Federal staffing data show 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at PS 193 GIL HODGES and a ratio of 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 77% of enrollment. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is about the same, 79%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 193 GIL HODGES receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with PS 193 GIL HODGES's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 46.5%. PS 193 GIL HODGES scores 51.8%, 5.2 points above that line.
PS 193 GIL HODGES is located in Kings County, where median household income is about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. PS 193 GIL HODGES is one of 583 public schools in Kings County, which together enroll about 291,697 students.
The nearest other public school, IS 381, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. PS 193 GIL HODGES is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 585 in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.4:1 to 13.5:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PS 193 GIL HODGES. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 193 GIL HODGESHow many students attend PS 193 GIL HODGES?
PS 193 GIL HODGES enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 193 GIL HODGES serve?
PS 193 GIL HODGES serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 193 GIL HODGES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 193 GIL HODGES is approximately 13.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 193 GIL HODGES?
PS 193 GIL HODGES reports a student body of 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 25% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PS 193 GIL HODGES public or private?
PS 193 GIL HODGES is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.