PS 46 EDWARD C BLUM

As a tight-knit primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 46 EDWARD C BLUM hosts 283 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 19,151 students; PS 46 EDWARD C BLUM is among them.

In terms of who attends, PS 46 EDWARD C BLUM logs that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 37% Black, 11% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, PS 46 EDWARD C BLUM sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.6%; actual is 23.2%, a gap of -22.4 points.

In the area at large, Kings County reports that median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. PS 46 EDWARD C BLUM is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

FORT GREEN PREPARATORY ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 46 EDWARD C BLUM at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 280 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 48% to 37% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.