Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22·NCES 360015300800
PS 245
249 E 17TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11226 · (718) 284-2330 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
205 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 245
PS 245's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 245 this school | 228 | 89.9% | 50.3% |
| PS 23 CARTER G WOODSON BROOKLYN | 230 | 93.0% | 39.3% |
| BROWNSVILLE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 202 | 87.1% | 90.0% |
| PS 149 SOJOURNER TRUTH NEW YORK | 249 | 94.4% | 35.9% |
| GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 237 | 85.2% | 29.0% |
| PS 133 FRED R MOORE NEW YORK | 225 | 93.8% | 47.8% |
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 245 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,154 of 2,335 | #175 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,317 of 2,342 ▼ 139 | #196 of 290 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #890 of 2,343 ▼ 67 | #158 of 290 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #2,294 of 2,585 | #246 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #963 of 2,338 | #85 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #783 of 2,388 | #106 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #420 of 2,534 | #111 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #377 of 1,757 | #85 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
228
-31 (-12%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 228 | 20.2 | 11.3:1 | 90% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 22.2 | 10.1:1 | 90% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 19.7 | 11.3:1 | 91% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 93% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 95% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 95% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 96% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 245.
About PS 245
PS 245 is a small elementary school in New York, located in BROOKLYN. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 228 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 49% smaller than average.
PS 245 is run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, whose 40 schools enroll 30,207 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at PS 245, 47% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 43% Black, 4% White, and 4% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Kings County's population at about 19%. PS 245 has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.3:1, with 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PS 245 is 90%. The average for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
After adjusting for student poverty, PS 245 lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.3%; the prediction is 41.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 245 is one of 583 public schools in Kings County, which together enroll about 291,697 students.
Nearby, PS 139 ALEXINE A FENTY is about 0.3 miles away. PS 245 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. PS 245's average proficiency of 50.3% compares with 58.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
PS 245 is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 259 in 2020-21 and 228 in 2024-25, a decrease of 31 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.3:1 to 11.3:1.
Community posts for PS 245 can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 #22
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- PS 206 JOSEPH F LAMBElementary · 1,508 students
- JHS 234 ARTHUR W CUNNINGHAMMiddle · 1,447 students
- PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE)Elementary · 1,074 students
- LEON M GOLDSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCESHigh · 952 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 139 ALEXINE A FENTY0.3 mi · 706
- PS 249 CATON (THE)0.4 mi · 663
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLATBUSH0.4 mi · 598
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT ERASMUS0.4 mi · 513
- ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM0.4 mi · 402
- SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH EARLY COLLEGE0.4 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About PS 245What is the total enrollment at PS 245?
PS 245 enrolls approximately 228 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 245 serve?
PS 245 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 245?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at PS 245.
What is the student diversity at PS 245?
Student demographics at PS 245 are roughly 4% White, 47% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is PS 245 in?
PS 245 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22.
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