PS 346 ABE STARK

PS 346 ABE STARK operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. Current enrollment sits at 385 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, which oversees 53 schools and 18,619 students, PS 346 ABE STARK is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PS 346 ABE STARK reports that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 346 ABE STARK tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kings County) shows that median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 346 ABE STARK is one campus in the mix.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VIII MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 346 ABE STARK at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 346 ABE STARK has declined 34%, going from 582 students in 2018 to 385 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 64% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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