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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22·NCES 360015302727
PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER
3301 QUENTIN RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11234 · (718) 998-4298 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
435 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
74%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
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER
PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER this school | 706 | 61.6% | 70.3% |
| SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 720 | 65.4% | 61.5% |
| PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) REGO PARK | 710 | 63.0% | 60.3% |
| PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON STATEN ISLAND | 750 | 55.7% | 82.3% |
| PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS STATEN ISLAND | 674 | 72.7% | 52.4% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BENSONHURST BROOKLYN | 721 | 64.9% | 93.6% |
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 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #392 of 2,335 | #56 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #452 of 2,342 ▼ 26 | #80 of 290 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #320 of 2,343 ▲ 2 | #59 of 290 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #263 of 2,585 | #60 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #337 of 2,338 | #43 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #57 of 2,388 | #7 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #1,125 of 2,534 | #255 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #459 of 1,757 | #104 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
706
-82 (-10%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 706 | 73 | 9.7:1 | 62% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 66.8 | 10.1:1 | 58% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 59.4 | 11.3:1 | 56% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 72 | 10.9:1 | 46% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 935 | 75 | 12.5:1 | 54% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 886 | 69 | 12.8:1 | 52% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 854 | 70 | 12.2:1 | 56% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER.
About PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER
PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is a public high-enrollment elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 706 students in 2024-25. The school is 59% above the average for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 has 30,207 students in 40 schools, and PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is one of those schools.
Asian students account for 35% of enrollment at PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER, more than any other group. Other students are 28% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County residents are about 12% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER scores 74%.
Teacher count: 73 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.7:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. Roughly 62% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is 79%.
PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of New York public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is 18.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 70.3% actual, 52.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
In the wider Kings County area, 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%. Across Kings County, 583 public schools serve about 291,697 students.
PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is about 0.5 miles from PS 207 ELIZABETH G LEARY, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 70.3% against a local average of 50.8%.
In the federal locale system, PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 788 to 706. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.9:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 #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 207 ELIZABETH G LEARY0.5 mi · 918
- JHS 278 MARINE PARK0.5 mi · 841
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 3,983
- PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE)0.7 mi · 1,074
- ANDRIES HUDDE0.8 mi · 389
- IS 3810.8 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDERWhat is the total enrollment at PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER?
PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER enrolls approximately 706 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER serve?
PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is approximately 9.7:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER?
Student demographics at PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER are roughly 28% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 35% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER in?
PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER 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.