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Alumni: what's one memory from PS 48 MAPLETON that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20·NCES 360015102212
PS 48 MAPLETON
6015 18TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204 · (718) 232-3873 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
426 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like PS 48 MAPLETON
PS 48 MAPLETON's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 48 MAPLETON this school | 487 | 87.5% | 51.7% |
| PS 163 BATH BEACH BROOKLYN | 621 | 84.7% | 82.1% |
| PS 238 ANNE SULLIVAN BROOKLYN | 538 | 93.3% | 36.1% |
| PS 212 LADY DEBORAH MOODY BROOKLYN | 560 | 85.4% | 50.3% |
| PS 65 RAYMOND YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) OZONE PARK | 378 | 84.7% | 49.4% |
| PS 164 CAESAR RODNEY BROOKLYN | 491 | 89.8% | 71.1% |
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 48 MAPLETON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,091 of 2,335 | #164 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,316 of 2,342 ▼ 180 | #195 of 290 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #846 of 2,343 ▲ 61 | #151 of 290 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #889 of 2,585 | #131 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #1,318 of 2,338 | #107 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #405 of 2,388 | #57 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #521 of 2,534 | #151 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #714 of 1,757 | #142 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
487
-74 (-13%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 487 | 40.2 | 12.1:1 | 87% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 46.3 | 10.7:1 | 87% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 46.7 | 10.8:1 | 81% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 75% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 45.1 | 13.2:1 | 73% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 63% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 76% (494) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 48 MAPLETON.
About PS 48 MAPLETON
PS 48 MAPLETON is a mid-sized elementary school located in BROOKLYN, New York. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 487 students.
PS 48 MAPLETON is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, where 48 schools serve 44,136 students.
Hispanic students make up 43% of enrollment at PS 48 MAPLETON, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 33% Asian and 21% White. In Kings County overall, about 19% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 48 MAPLETON are from different groups.
Teacher count: 40.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.1:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Roughly 87% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
After adjusting for student poverty, PS 48 MAPLETON lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.7%; the prediction is 42.8%.
In Kings County, home to about 2,631,580 people, median household income comes to about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kings County's 583 public schools enroll about 291,697 students and include PS 48 MAPLETON.
PS 48 MAPLETON is about 0.2 miles from FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. PS 48 MAPLETON has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 63.3% on proficiency, and PS 48 MAPLETON is below that at 51.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school shrank from 561 students in 2020-21 to 487 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about PS 48 MAPLETON, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
- NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,236 students
- JHS 259 WILLIAM MCKINLEYMiddle · 1,780 students
- MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,518 students
- JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOWMiddle · 1,327 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 3,403
- SEEALL ACADEMY (THE)0.4 mi · 851
- PS 2310.4 mi · 352
- JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW0.4 mi · 1,327
- PS 121 NELSON A ROCKEFELLER0.5 mi · 295
- PS 205 CLARION0.5 mi · 1,093
Frequently asked questions
About PS 48 MAPLETONWhat is the total enrollment at PS 48 MAPLETON?
PS 48 MAPLETON enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 48 MAPLETON serve?
PS 48 MAPLETON serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 48 MAPLETON have?
PS 48 MAPLETON employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 48 MAPLETON?
Student demographics at PS 48 MAPLETON are roughly 21% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 33% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 48 MAPLETON in?
PS 48 MAPLETON is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.