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PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY

370 MARCY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11206 · (718) 388-0607 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
351 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
47
Kindergarten
54
Grade 1
52
Grade 2
64
Grade 3
53
Grade 4
52
Grade 5
54
Ungraded
14
Student demographics
White
267%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
27470%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 31%
Black
7519%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 16%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 10%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21655%
Female
17445%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
390
-192 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.0:1
% White
7%
was 8%
% Hispanic
70%
was 71%
% Black
19%
was 19%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY

PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14. Current enrollment sits at 390 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY is one of 38 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, a district that hosts 15,288 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder is composed of 19% Black, 7% White, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 47.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $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. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 68.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 33% since 2018, when it stood at 582 (now 390). Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Kings County at a glance

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Population
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students

Quick facts

School name
PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Address
370 MARCY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11206
Phone
(718) 388-0607
County
Kings County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
390
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
9.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
351 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360011904358
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY
What is the total enrollment at PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY?
PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY serve?
PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY are roughly 7% White, 70% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY public or private?
PS 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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