Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009202175
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW
417 6TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11215 · (718) 330-9310 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
56 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
92.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
94.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 91.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW's state test result (89.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW this school | 365 | 15.3% | 89.9% |
| WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 400 | 13.8% | 79.3% |
| PARK AVENUE SCHOOL NORTH MERRICK | 324 | 16.7% | 59.3% |
| ROSENDALE SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 376 | 17.6% | 74.5% |
| LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 405 | 18.5% | 66.8% |
| F E BELLOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAMARONECK | 318 | 14.8% | 76.9% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #41 of 2,335 | #10 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #75 of 2,342 ▲ 18 | #13 of 290 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #56 of 2,343 ▼ 47 | #9 of 290 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #1,575 of 2,585 | #176 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,764 of 2,338 | #168 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #891 of 2,388 | #116 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #2,339 of 2,534 | #294 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #1,068 of 1,757 | #181 of 225 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 365 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 15% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 15% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 12% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 12% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 27% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW.
About PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW
In BROOKLYN, New York, part of Kings County, PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW is an elementary school. It serves 365 students in kindergarten through 5.
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW is run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, whose 51 schools enroll 25,925 students.
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW is 63% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 5% Black. That compares with about 38% White among all Kings County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. Eligible students account for 15% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Kings County, the school's rate is lower.
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 69.3%. PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW posts 89.9%, 20.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Kings County is home to 583 public schools and about 291,697 public school students.
The nearest other public school, JOHN JAY SCHOOL FOR LAW, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 365 students in 2024-25, 32 fewer than the 397 it had in 2020-21.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 39 HENRY BRISTOWHow many students attend PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW?
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-05.
Is PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW have?
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW?
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW reports a student body of 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW?
PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.