PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN

PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN, an average-sized K-5 school in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, caters to 489 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN is one of 53 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, a district that serves 18,619 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 33% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 96% of students at PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Kings County's rate of about 79%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 43.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS), roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.