Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22·NCES 360015302673
PS 198
4105 FARRAGUT RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11210 · (718) 282-4920 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
281 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 52 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
39%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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 198
PS 198's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 198 this school | 327 | 85.9% | 50.4% |
| PS 244 RICHARD R GREEN BROOKLYN | 315 | 86.7% | 66.1% |
| PS 80 THURGOOD MARSHALL MAGNET SCHOOL OF MULTIMEDIA (THE) JAMAICA | 363 | 88.7% | 52.0% |
| PS 251 PAERDEGAT BROOKLYN | 329 | 86.9% | 30.7% |
| PS 233 LANGSTON HUGHES BROOKLYN | 335 | 85.4% | 55.7% |
| PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN | 397 | 85.6% | 52.5% |
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 198 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #1,150 of 2,335 | #172 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,006 of 2,342 ▲ 470 | #162 of 290 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #791 of 2,343 ▲ 428 | #143 of 290 ▲ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #1,825 of 2,585 | #195 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,963 of 2,338 | #196 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #1,642 of 2,388 | #209 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #570 of 2,534 | #162 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #778 of 1,757 | #149 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
327
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 327 | 22.5 | 14.6:1 | 86% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 24.4 | 12.0:1 | 81% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 21.9 | 13.4:1 | 77% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 81% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 36 | 10.9:1 | 83% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 86% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 69% (398) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 198.
About PS 198
PS 198 is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in BROOKLYN, New York. It reports enrollment of 327 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 26% below that mark.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 operates 40 schools. Combined enrollment is 30,207 students.
Black students are 76% of those enrolled at PS 198. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Kings County's population at about 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
Based on 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, PS 198 has a ratio of 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 198 is 43.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.4%.
Kings County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. PS 198 shares Kings County with 582 other public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, PS 109, is the closest to PS 198. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 50.4% is below the 51.8% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal data show 328 students in 2020-21 and 327 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.2 in 2020-21.
People who know PS 198 can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Related schools
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- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
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- PS 1090.2 mi · 585
- PS 208 ELSA EBELING0.5 mi · 297
- PS 361 EAST FLATBUSH EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL0.6 mi · 374
- CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 753
- PS 3260.8 mi · 192
- PS 119 AMERSFORT0.8 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About PS 198How large is PS 198?
PS 198 enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 198 an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 198 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 198?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at PS 198.
How diverse is PS 198?
PS 198 reports a student body of 2% White, 16% Hispanic, 76% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 198?
PS 198 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 in Kings County.
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