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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT this year?
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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14·NCES 360011902144
PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT
75 MESEROLE AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11222 · (718) 383-8998 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New York public elementary schools
- A+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
19.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
311 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 | 87 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
66%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
92.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
89.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 94.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
88.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in New York's top 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 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT
PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT's state test result (88.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT this school | 644 | 48.3% | 88.7% |
| PS 132 CONSELYEA SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 564 | 45.6% | 77.8% |
| PS 128 LORRAINE TUZZO-JUNIPER VALLEY MIDDLE VILLAGE | 631 | 46.0% | 67.5% |
| ROUND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WASHINGTONVILLE | 718 | 46.0% | 34.6% |
| WEST MIDDLE ISLAND SCHOOL MIDDLE ISLAND | 697 | 45.8% | 37.5% |
| HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE BROOKLYN | 493 | 50.1% | 83.3% |
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 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #52 of 2,335 | #12 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #144 of 2,342 ▼ 71 | #26 of 290 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #59 of 2,343 ▼ 13 | #10 of 290 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #366 of 2,585 | #74 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #2,280 of 2,338 | #244 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #435 of 2,388 | #62 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #1,464 of 2,534 | #267 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #306 of 606 | #33 of 49 |
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
644
+64 (+11%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 644 | 33.9 | 19.0:1 | 48% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 31.7 | 18.4:1 | 58% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 31.4 | 16.7:1 | 68% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 63% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 72% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 72% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 70% (389) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT.
About PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT
This page covers PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT, a medium-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. The latest federal count shows 644 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 45% bigger than average.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 includes 38 schools. Together they enroll 15,288 students.
At PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. The school is also 34% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. That is higher than the 38% White share among all Kings County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 19.0 students per teacher and 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kings County average 79%.
allk12 grades PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT an A+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 88.7%, is 31.5 points above the 57.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of New York schools.
Within Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT, Kings County has 582 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, PS 34 OLIVER H PERRY, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT ranks 1st on average proficiency.
PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT's enrollment climbed 11%, to 644. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.1 to 19.0 over 4 years.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 84 JOSE DE DIEGOElementary · 636 students
- WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGNHigh · 622 students
- BROOKLYN PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 591 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 34 OLIVER H PERRY0.2 mi · 435
- A-TECH HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 444
- JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 1260.6 mi · 157
- NORTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 421
- PS 110 MONITOR (THE)0.7 mi · 493
- WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN0.8 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONTWhat is the total enrollment at PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT?
PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT enrolls approximately 644 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT serve?
PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT?
At PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT, the student body is approximately 46% White, 34% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT in?
PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.