PS 312 BERGEN BEACH

Located at 7103 AVE T, in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 312 BERGEN BEACH is an expansive elementary school that enrolls 667 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22. That puts it 51% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 30,207 students; PS 312 BERGEN BEACH is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 312 BERGEN BEACH records that 33% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 312 BERGEN BEACH has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at PS 312 BERGEN BEACH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 312 BERGEN BEACH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.5%; this one delivers 58.5%.

Around the school, Kings County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. PS 312 BERGEN BEACH is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BERGEN BEACH, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 312 BERGEN BEACH ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.7%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 791 students in 2018 compared to 667 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 41% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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