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PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 110 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 68.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE this school | 481 | 34.9% | 70.0% |
| COMMUNITY ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 473 | 31.5% | 75.5% |
| PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED BUFFALO | 583 | 39.3% | 72.1% |
| PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS BROOKLYN | 564 | 29.3% | 61.6% |
| OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 455 | 32.7% | 62.8% |
| TITUSVILLE INTERMEDIATE POUGHKEEPSIE | 425 | 32.9% | 45.6% |
Where PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 481 | 56 | 8.6:1 | 35% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 54 | 8.3:1 | 39% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 56 | 8.1:1 | 41% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 53 | 8.7:1 | 43% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 69 | 7.7:1 | 45% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 64 | 7.7:1 | 47% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 59 | 4.9:1 | 72% (208) |
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.
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