PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH

PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH, a tight-knit elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, teaches 231 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 (7,257 students total), PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH logs that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 27% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 3% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH 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 above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kings County) shows that median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: SID MILLER ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH. On composite proficiency, PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH's enrollment has shrank 30% since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 231). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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