PS 24

PS 24 is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, with 544 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 25,925 students. PS 24 is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PS 24 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%); the rest is composed of 6% White, 5% Asian, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 24 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 24 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 371 LILLIAN L RASHKIS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 24. On composite proficiency, PS 24 comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 24 has decreased 17%, going from 654 students in 2018 to 544 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.