PS 20 CLINTON HILL

PS 20 CLINTON HILL is one of the substantial elementary campuss in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, with 689 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 19,151 students. PS 20 CLINTON HILL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PS 20 CLINTON HILL records that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 27% Black, 19% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to Kings County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, PS 20 CLINTON HILL shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Kings County's rate of about 79%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 20 CLINTON HILL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 66.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 20 CLINTON HILL is one.

Nearest neighbor: COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 20 CLINTON HILL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. PS 20 CLINTON HILL's enrollment has increased 54% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 689). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 48% to 27%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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