PS 230 DORIS L COHEN

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 230 DORIS L COHEN is a big elementary campus, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. It caters to 925 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 109% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 25,925 students. PS 230 DORIS L COHEN is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PS 230 DORIS L COHEN lists that the largest single group is Asian at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at school resources, PS 230 DORIS L COHEN records 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 230 DORIS L COHEN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.3%; this one delivers 61.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 230 DORIS L COHEN is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL - CSD 15.2, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 230 DORIS L COHEN ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 230 DORIS L COHEN has decreased 21%, going from 1,168 students in 2018 to 925 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 17% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the PS 230 DORIS L COHEN community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.