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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14·NCES 360011902773
PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN
60 COOK ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11206 · (718) 384-7128 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
10.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
398 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 22 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +34.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +33.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 34 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 33 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 257 JOHN F HYLAN
PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN this school | 431 | 92.3% | 51.5% |
| CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 456 | 94.1% | 45.0% |
| PS 109 SEDGWICK BRONX | 430 | 95.3% | 20.1% |
| MOTT HAVEN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 442 | 93.4% | 44.6% |
| BRONX ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 428 | 90.7% | 41.1% |
| PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE BRONX | 441 | 96.1% | 24.3% |
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 257 JOHN F HYLAN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,099 of 2,335 | #166 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #405 of 2,342 ▲ 1,059 | #68 of 290 ▲ 133 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #452 of 2,343 ▲ 910 | #85 of 290 ▲ 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #1,192 of 2,585 | #148 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #787 of 2,338 | #69 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #1,643 of 2,388 | #210 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #323 of 2,534 | #78 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #272 of 1,757 | #64 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
431
-85 (-16%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 431 | 39.5 | 10.9:1 | 92% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 40.9 | 11.6:1 | 93% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 45.1 | 10.6:1 | 87% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 43 | 12.0:1 | 85% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 83% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 71% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 88% (523) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN.
About PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN
PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN is an elementary school with a street address in BROOKLYN, New York. Federal data show 431 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, which runs PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN, has 38 schools and 15,288 students.
More than half of enrollment at PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN is Hispanic: 75%. Other groups include 21% Black. The county population is about 19% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN scores 39%.
The school lists 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 92% of the student body. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN lands at B, ahead of 64% of New York public elementary schools.
PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.5%, compared with a predicted 41.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Kings County, median household income comes to 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. Kings County counts 583 public schools with about 291,697 students.
Measured in a straight line, PS 120 CARLOS TAPIA is about 0.2 miles from PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 54.3% proficiency; PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN posts 51.5%.
In the federal locale system, PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN enrolled 516 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 431. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.9:1) than in 2020-21 (12.0:1).
The PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 #14
- IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOSMiddle · 1,028 students
- BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE)High · 772 students
- WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOLHigh · 667 students
- PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONTElementary · 644 students
- PS 84 JOSE DE DIEGOElementary · 636 students
- WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGNHigh · 622 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 120 CARLOS TAPIA0.2 mi · 289
- WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 665
- PS 373 BROOKLYN TRANSITION CENTER0.3 mi · 433
- BROWNSVILLE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 202
- PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY0.3 mi · 257
- IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS0.4 mi · 1,028
Frequently asked questions
About PS 257 JOHN F HYLANHow large is PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN?
PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN?
At PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN, the student body is approximately 2% White, 75% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN?
PS 257 JOHN F HYLAN is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 in Kings County.
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