PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is one of the mid-tier primary schools in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, with 379 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 comprises 48 schools with combined enrollment of 44,136 students; PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 67.4%, a residual of +16.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kings County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is one campus in the mix.

PS/IS 104 FORT HAMILTON SCHOOL (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 72.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS has edged down 21%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.