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What's one thing PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009202778
PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS
314 PACIFIC ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 · (718) 330-9275 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL564 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.
- B-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
12.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
165 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 64 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS
PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS this school | 564 | 29.3% | 61.6% |
| CHESTNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 569 | 27.4% | 45.6% |
| COMMUNITY ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 473 | 31.5% | 75.5% |
| PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE BROOKLYN | 481 | 34.9% | 70.0% |
| CHIPPEWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLTSVILLE | 543 | 29.1% | 43.4% |
| SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL GOSHEN | 505 | 25.1% | N/A |
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 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #689 of 2,335 | #105 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #955 of 2,342 ▼ 35 | #153 of 290 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #590 of 2,343 ▼ 84 | #109 of 290 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #583 of 2,585 | #98 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,476 of 2,338 | #129 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #321 of 2,388 | #43 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #1,989 of 2,534 | #288 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #286 of 1,757 | #67 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
564
-122 (-18%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 564 | 44.9 | 12.6:1 | 29% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 31% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 47.4 | 12.9:1 | 33% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 34% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 803 | 57 | 14.1:1 | 36% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 40% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 47% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS.
About PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS
At 314 PACIFIC ST in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 564 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 27% larger than average.
A total of 51 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, with 25,925 students enrolled.
At PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS, 50% of students are White. It is also 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 38% White. The diversity index for PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS comes to 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 12.8:1. On the income side, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Kings County is 50 points.
PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 64% of New York public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS, the prediction is 64.2% and the result is 61.6%.
In Kings County, home to about 2,631,580 people, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS shares Kings County with 582 other public schools.
PS 369 COY L COX SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.4%; PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS's is 61.6%, ranking 4th of 7.
PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 686 to 564. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.3 to 12.6 over 4 years.
The discussion board for PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
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Nearby schools
- PS 369 COY L COX SCHOOL0.0 mi · 483
- BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 160
- COBBLE HILL SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES0.2 mi · 316
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-COBBLE HILL0.3 mi · 260
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- BOERUM HILL SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (THE)0.3 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLSWhat is the total enrollment at PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS?
PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS serve?
PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS is approximately 12.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS?
At PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS, the student body is approximately 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS public or private?
PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.