Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16·NCES 360009402812
PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL
616 QUINCY ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11221 · (718) 571-6960 · Kings County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
8.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
185 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 28 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 5% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 33.8% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 308 CLARA CARDWELL
PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL this school | 197 | 93.9% | 26.4% |
| MS 394 BROOKLYN | 201 | 92.5% | 34.0% |
| PS 335 GRANVILLE T WOODS BROOKLYN | 170 | 97.1% | 55.4% |
| PS 191 PAUL ROBESON BROOKLYN | 163 | 92.0% | 35.3% |
| BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 203 | 89.7% | 56.0% |
| PS 165 IDA POSNER BROOKLYN | 213 | 92.0% | 61.0% |
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 308 CLARA CARDWELL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #2,122 of 2,335 | #271 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #2,182 of 2,342 ▼ 278 | #279 of 290 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,980 of 2,343 ▼ 30 | #266 of 290 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #2,395 of 2,585 | #266 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #258 of 2,534 | #59 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #349 of 1,757 | #83 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
197
-46 (-19%) vs 2020
-70% since 2010-11, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 197 | 23.6 | 8.3:1 | 94% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 24.7 | 8.6:1 | 94% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 24.7 | 8.6:1 | 91% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 25 | 9.7:1 | 95% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 30 | 9.1:1 | 90% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 34 | 10.8:1 | 84% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 51 | 12.7:1 | 85% (553) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL.
About PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL
PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL runs as a small elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school counts 197 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 56% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
Besides PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16 runs 22 other schools. The district enrolls 5,175 students.
Black students make up a majority at PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL, at 75%. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Kings County's population at about 28%. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.3:1, with 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.5 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 94% of enrollment. Public schools in Kings County average 79%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL are 14.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (26.4% actual, 40.5% predicted).
Census estimates describe Kings County this way: the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL, Kings County has 582 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL. Its average proficiency rate of 26.4% is below the 39.5% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL's location as City: Large.
The school enrolled 197 students in 2024-25, 46 fewer than the 243 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.7:1 to 8.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 308 CLARA CARDWELLHow large is PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL?
PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL enrolls approximately 197 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL serve?
PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL.
What is the student diversity at PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL?
Student demographics at PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL are roughly 3% White, 19% Hispanic, 75% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL public or private?
PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.