Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012002810
PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN
970 VERMONT ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 · (718) 649-3155 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
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
11.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
254 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 306 ETHAN ALLEN
PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN this school | 259 | 98.1% | 52.2% |
| PS/IS 323 BROOKLYN | 293 | 97.3% | 45.3% |
| PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH BROOKLYN | 231 | 98.3% | 22.9% |
| PS 398 WALTER WEAVER BROOKLYN | 212 | 99.5% | 27.5% |
| PS 161 CROWN (THE) BROOKLYN | 271 | 94.5% | 45.0% |
| DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 218 | 96.8% | 40.7% |
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 306 ETHAN ALLEN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #1,079 of 2,335 | #161 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #733 of 2,342 ▲ 466 | #127 of 290 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #714 of 2,343 ▲ 497 | #130 of 290 ▲ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #2,197 of 2,585 | #232 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #905 of 2,338 | #77 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #1,489 of 2,388 | #191 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #41 of 2,534 | #9 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #584 of 1,757 | #127 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
259
-25 (-9%) vs 2020
-62% since 2010-11, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 259 | 23.2 | 11.1:1 | 98% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 21.4 | 11.9:1 | 98% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 24.7 | 9.7:1 | 95% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 94% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 95% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 85% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 53 | 12.9:1 | 90% (617) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN.
About PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN
PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN is a low-enrollment elementary school based in BROOKLYN, New York. A total of 259 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 42% lower.
Across its 53 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 enrolls 18,619 students. PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN is one of those schools.
Black students account for 70% of enrollment at PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 42 points above the 28% share among Kings County residents. By the diversity index, PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN comes in at 43%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.1:1, with 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN is 98%. Among public schools in Kings County, the average eligibility rate is 79%.
allk12 grades PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 38.9% for a school in New York with PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN's free or reduced-price lunch share. PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN posts 52.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Kings County show that median household income is 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. PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN is one of 583 public schools in Kings County, which together enroll about 291,697 students.
The nearest other public school, PS 4, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 259, 9% below the 284 of 2020-21.
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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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- PS 40.2 mi · 385
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 306 ETHAN ALLENHow many students attend PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN?
PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN serve?
PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN is approximately 11.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN?
At PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN, the student body is approximately 1% White, 29% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN in?
PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
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