PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON

As a high-enrollment primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON teaches 877 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21. Enrollment runs roughly 98% above the state mean of about 443.

Across the 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 (33,610 students total), PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON lists that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 28% Asian. Compared to Kings County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON records 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON tighter than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PS 177 MARLBORO (THE), around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 63.3%.

PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 1,025 students in 2018 compared to 877 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 29% to 34%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.