PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE)

Located at 1599 E 22ND ST, in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) is an expansive elementary campus that teaches 1,074 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22. That puts it 142% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 30,207 students. PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) reports that White students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 26% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

On the resource side, On paper, PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.1%; this one delivers 56.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kings County) reports that median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) is one.

JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE)'s enrollment has grew 64% since 2018, when it stood at 656 (now 1,074). Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 12% to 26%. Class-load math has widened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.