PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE)

Located at 1580 DEAN ST, in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) is a small elementary-level community that educates 199 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 23 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16, a district that works with 5,175 students overall.

Demographically, PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) logs that the largest single group is Black, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.3%, the actual is 23.3%, a residual of -17.0 points.

In the surrounding community, 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 the poverty rate sits near 15%. PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 229 students in 2018 compared to 199 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 29% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.