PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER

PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is a roomy primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22. The school works with 706 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER sits 59% above that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 30,207 students; PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER shows that the most-represented group is Asian (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 207 ELIZABETH G LEARY, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 935 students in 2018 compared to 706 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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