PS 247

PS 247 is a high-enrollment primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. The school enrolls 744 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 68% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 48 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 (44,136 students total), PS 247 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PS 247 reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Asian. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 16% Hispanic. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 247 sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.3%; actual is 72.0%, +25.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 247 is one.

PS 205 CLARION is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 247 comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 66.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 873 students in 2018 compared to 744 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 36% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for PS 247 typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.