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Which teacher or staff member at PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
877
Elementary
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015202734
PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON
6006 23RD AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204 · (718) 234-4940 · Kings County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL877 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
10.0:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
752 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 32 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (98).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 53.5% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 226 ALFRED DE B MASON
PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON this school | 877 | 85.7% | 50.9% |
| PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE BROOKLYN | 973 | 84.8% | 59.7% |
| PS 177 MARLBORO (THE) BROOKLYN | 883 | 89.8% | 58.0% |
| PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) BROOKLYN | 916 | 83.1% | 65.9% |
| PS 253 BROOKLYN | 955 | 90.9% | 69.2% |
| PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER STATEN ISLAND | 768 | 81.8% | 62.7% |
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 226 ALFRED DE B MASON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,126 of 2,335 | #168 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,417 of 2,342 ▼ 249 | #205 of 290 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,288 of 2,343 ▼ 294 | #208 of 290 ▼ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 877 | #93 of 2,585 | #29 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #422 of 2,338 | #52 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #288 of 2,388 | #37 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #583 of 2,534 | #167 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #880 of 1,757 | #163 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
877
-69 (-7%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 877 | 87.9 | 10.0:1 | 86% (752) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 75.6 | 11.8:1 | 84% (744) |
| 2022-23 | 910 | 74.9 | 12.2:1 | 81% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 73 | 13.0:1 | 80% (753) |
| 2017-18 | 1,025 | 74.1 | 13.8:1 | 86% (881) |
| 2015-16 | 1,003 | 82 | 12.2:1 | 86% (862) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | 74 | 12.0:1 | 85% (755) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON.
About PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON
Located in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON is a large elementary school. The school enrolls 877 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
The 40 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, including PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON, enroll 33,610 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON, at 35%. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic and 28% Asian. The county population is about 38% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 10.0:1 comes from the school's 87.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 86% in 2024-25.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON is +7.5 points: 50.9% actual, 43.5% predicted.
Kings County census figures show that the median household income is $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Kings County is home to 583 public schools and about 291,697 public school students.
Nearest public school: PS 177 MARLBORO (THE), about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.3%; PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON's is 50.9%, ranking 8th of 9.
PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 877 students in 2024-25, 69 fewer than the 946 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.0:1 to 10.0:1.
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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 #21
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,209 students
- IS 228 DAVID A BOODYMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 98 BAY ACADEMYMiddle · 1,435 students
- MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTEDMiddle · 1,295 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 177 MARLBORO (THE)0.5 mi · 883
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 3,403
- PS 205 CLARION0.5 mi · 1,093
- PS 121 NELSON A ROCKEFELLER0.5 mi · 295
- PS 2470.6 mi · 744
- IS 96 SETH LOW0.7 mi · 851
Frequently asked questions
About PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASONHow many students attend PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON?
PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON enrolls approximately 877 students in grades PK-08.
Is PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON is approximately 10.0:1 (88 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON?
PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON reports a student body of 35% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 28% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON?
PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.