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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PS 247 this year?
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Enrollment
744
Elementary
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20·NCES 360015102761
PS 247
7000 21ST AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204 · (718) 236-4205 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
580 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in New York's top 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 247
PS 247's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 247 this school | 744 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
| PS 204 VINCE LOMBARDI BROOKLYN | 994 | 78.3% | 64.4% |
| PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS FLUSHING | 950 | 71.7% | 71.9% |
| PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 901 | 85.7% | 50.7% |
| PS 97 HIGHLAWN (THE) BROOKLYN | 882 | 77.6% | 64.7% |
| PS 229 DYKER BROOKLYN | 1,115 | 79.2% | 74.1% |
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 247 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #331 of 2,335 | #45 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #351 of 2,342 ▼ 58 | #59 of 290 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #348 of 2,343 ▲ 46 | #67 of 290 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #215 of 2,585 | #50 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #1,192 of 2,338 | #100 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #885 of 2,388 | #115 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #833 of 2,534 | #223 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #865 of 1,757 | #160 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
744
-52 (-7%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 744 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 78% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 68.9 | 10.8:1 | 78% (579) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 52.8 | 13.4:1 | 70% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 60 | 13.3:1 | 66% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 54.7 | 16.0:1 | 66% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 53% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 52 | 14.1:1 | 75% (552) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 247.
About PS 247
PS 247 is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in BROOKLYN, New York. A federal count lists 744 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 68% larger than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 (48 schools, 44,136 students) runs PS 247.
PS 247 is 59% Asian by enrollment. Smaller groups are 23% White and 16% Hispanic. County-wide, 12% of Kings County residents are Asian. PS 247's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at PS 247 is 63 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school counts 580 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 78%. That tracks the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 247 receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PS 247 would score about 46.3%. It scores 72.0%, a top-10% result among New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kings County is home to 583 public schools and about 291,697 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, PS 205 CLARION is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 247. Its average proficiency rate of 72.0% is above the 66.9% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies PS 247's location as City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 52 students since 2020-21, to 744. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.3 to 11.8 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 #20
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
- NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,236 students
- JHS 259 WILLIAM MCKINLEYMiddle · 1,780 students
- MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,518 students
- JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOWMiddle · 1,327 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 205 CLARION0.2 mi · 1,093
- IS 96 SETH LOW0.3 mi · 851
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BENSONHURST0.3 mi · 721
- BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY0.4 mi · 501
- ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)0.4 mi · 383
- PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE0.4 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About PS 247What is the total enrollment at PS 247?
PS 247 enrolls approximately 744 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PS 247 serve?
PS 247 serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 247?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 247 is approximately 11.8:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 247?
Student demographics at PS 247 are roughly 23% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 59% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 247 in?
PS 247 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.