PS 38 PACIFIC (THE)

PS 38 PACIFIC (THE), a mid-sized primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, instructs 546 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 443.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 25,925 students; PS 38 PACIFIC (THE) is among them.

Demographically, PS 38 PACIFIC (THE) lists that 29% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 24% Black, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 38 PACIFIC (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 71.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 38 PACIFIC (THE) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 38 PACIFIC (THE) comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 546 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment fell from 19% to 11% over that span.

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