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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012002712
PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM
2944 PITKIN AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11208 · (718) 647-1740 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
647 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 98 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM
PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM this school | 728 | 88.9% | 42.5% |
| PS 120 FLUSHING | 748 | 90.1% | 53.2% |
| PS 179 KENSINGTON BROOKLYN | 660 | 93.9% | 43.1% |
| PS 159 ISAAC PITKIN BROOKLYN | 661 | 92.6% | 45.2% |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE BRONX | 790 | 91.1% | 89.8% |
| PS 20 JOHN BOWNE FLUSHING | 995 | 87.2% | 55.0% |
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 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #1,499 of 2,335 | #209 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,355 of 2,342 ▲ 160 | #198 of 290 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,249 of 2,343 ▲ 222 | #203 of 290 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #235 of 2,585 | #53 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,846 of 2,338 | #179 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #1,040 of 2,388 | #127 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #463 of 2,534 | #130 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #601 of 1,757 | #131 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
728
-86 (-11%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 1,074
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 728 | 52.5 | 13.9:1 | 89% (647) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 49.8 | 15.0:1 | 91% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 55.4 | 13.1:1 | 91% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 88% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 64 | 14.3:1 | 81% (740) |
| 2015-16 | 957 | 60 | 15.9:1 | 66% (635) |
| 2010-11 | 1,074 | 77 | 13.9:1 | 91% (980) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM.
About PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM
PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM is a large elementary school. Its address is in BROOKLYN, New York. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 728 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
The NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 system has 53 schools and 18,619 students.
Asian students are the majority at PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM, with 63% of enrollment. It is also 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Native American, and 2% White. Kings County's residents are about 12% Asian, 51 points below the school's share. PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 52.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.9:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. Public schools in Kings County average 79%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.5% actual, 42.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, PS 159 ISAAC PITKIN is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 42.5% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM has an NCES locale of City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 728, an 11% decrease from 814 in 2020-21.
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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 #19
- TRANSIT TECH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 795 students
- PS 159 ISAAC PITKINElementary · 661 students
- PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTOElementary · 649 students
- EAST NEW YORK FAMILY ACADEMYHigh · 610 students
- PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLNElementary · 589 students
- W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 545 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 159 ISAAC PITKIN0.3 mi · 661
- CYPRESS HILLS ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 485
- PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO0.5 mi · 493
- BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 728
- OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 20.5 mi · 437
- TRANSIT TECH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 795
Frequently asked questions
About PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAMWhat is the total enrollment at PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM?
PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM enrolls approximately 728 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM serve?
PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM?
At PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM, the student body is approximately 2% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 63% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM public or private?
PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.