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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22·NCES 360015302852
PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL
5101 AVE M, BROOKLYN, NY 11234 · (718) 241-8488 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
418 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 20 points.
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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
514
-217 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.1:1
% White
7%
was 3%
% Hispanic
14%
was 10%
% Black
63%
was 77%
% Asian
11%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL
PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22. Current enrollment sits at 514 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL is one of 40 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, a district that works with 30,207 students overall.
Demographically, PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.
Around the school, Kings County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).
PS 326 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.7%.
PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL has ticked down 30%, going from 731 students in 2018 to 514 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 77% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- PS 206 JOSEPH F LAMBElementary · 1,508 students
- JHS 234 ARTHUR W CUNNINGHAMMiddle · 1,447 students
- PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE)Elementary · 1,074 students
- LEON M GOLDSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCESHigh · 952 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- PS 3260.5 mi · 192
- PS 207 ELIZABETH G LEARY0.6 mi · 918
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BERGEN BEACH0.7 mi · 977
- JHS 78 ROY H MANN0.7 mi · 662
- PS 251 PAERDEGAT0.7 mi · 329
- PS 119 AMERSFORT0.7 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOLHow large is PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL?
PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL serve?
PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL are roughly 7% White, 14% Hispanic, 63% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL in?
PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.