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PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE

317 HOYT ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11231 · (718) 222-6400 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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

Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
168 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K11023%
Kindergarten6914%
Grade 15511%
Grade 26012%
Grade 36814%
Grade 46313%
Grade 55612%

This year's kindergarten class (69) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (56).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
21645%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
11023%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
7616%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
419%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
357%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
25653%
Female
22547%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2580.0%74.0%
2023-2463.0%68.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE

PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE this school48134.9%70.0%
COMMUNITY ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
47331.5%75.5%
PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED
BUFFALO
58339.3%72.1%
PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS
BROOKLYN
56429.3%61.6%
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE
45532.7%62.8%
TITUSVILLE INTERMEDIATE
POUGHKEEPSIE
42532.9%45.6%
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 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Kings County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#402 of 2,335#59 of 290
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.0%#549 of 2,342
▲ 61
#97 of 290
▼ 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
80.0%#242 of 2,343
▲ 180
#42 of 290
▲ 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
481#912 of 2,585#135 of 306
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.6:1#120 of 2,338#18 of 249
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.9%#181 of 2,388#23 of 263
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.9%#1,844 of 2,534#284 of 300
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.6%#1,177 of 1,757#192 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 2024-25
Enrollment
481
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
+66% since 2010-11, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25481568.6:135% (168)
2023-24448548.3:139% (174)
2022-23452568.1:141% (185)
2020-21461538.7:143% (197)
2017-18532697.7:145% (241)
2015-16495647.7:147% (233)
2010-11289594.9:172% (208)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE.

About PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE

PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in BROOKLYN, New York. The latest federal count shows 481 students in pre-K through 5.

Enrollment across the 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 totals 25,925 students.

White students are the largest group at PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE, with 45% of enrollment. Next come 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.

Teacher staffing is 56 full-time equivalents, or about 8.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE is 35%. That is lower than the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.

Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE would be expected to post about 62.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.0%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.

Nearest public school: NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.

The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal counts put enrollment at 461 in 2020-21 and 481 in 2024-25, a 4% increase.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Kings County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Address
317 HOYT ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11231
Phone
(718) 222-6400
County
Kings County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
481
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
8.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
168 (35%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360009202151
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE
How many students attend PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE?
PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE serve?
PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE is approximately 8.6:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE?
Student demographics at PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE are roughly 45% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE in?
PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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