PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW

PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW is a close-knit primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. The school caters to 365 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 (25,925 students total), PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW records that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 69.3%; PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW posts 89.9%, +20.5 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $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 39 HENRY BRISTOW is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MILLENNIUM BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 69.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW has ticked down 11%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 365 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 75% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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