PS 209 MARGARET MEAD

PS 209 MARGARET MEAD, a large K-5 school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, works with 702 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 209 MARGARET MEAD sits 58% above that benchmark.

PS 209 MARGARET MEAD is one of 40 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, a district that teaches 33,610 students overall.

On demographics, PS 209 MARGARET MEAD reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 209 MARGARET MEAD reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 209 MARGARET MEAD sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.1%; this one delivers 57.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kings County) records that 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%. PS 209 MARGARET MEAD is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

WILLIAM E GRADY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 209 MARGARET MEAD. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 209 MARGARET MEAD at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 209 MARGARET MEAD's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 725 (now 702). White enrollment moved from 39% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.