Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16·NCES 360009402054
PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR
820 HANCOCK ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11233 · (718) 218-2444 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
177 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 up about 8 points.
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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 26 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
218
+9 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.1:1
% White
11%
was 3%
% Hispanic
19%
was 14%
% Black
61%
was 82%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR
PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR, a small elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16, instructs 218 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 443.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16, which oversees 23 schools and 5,175 students, PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.1%; this one delivers 71.0%, a residual of +25.8 points.
In the surrounding community, Kings County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR is one.
Nearest neighbor: PS 309 GEORGE E WIBECAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE), around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.
PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR operates from a city-core location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR has edged up 4%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 218 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 82% to 61%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #16
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGYHigh · 469 students
- PS 40 GEORGE W CARVERElementary · 465 students
- PS 21 CRISPUS ATTUCKSElementary · 430 students
- BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 353 students
- BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)High · 222 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
- PS 309 GEORGE E WIBECAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)0.2 mi · 194
- UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE GIRLS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.2 mi · 871
- UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.2 mi · 415
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGY0.2 mi · 469
- BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 530
- PS 40 GEORGE W CARVER0.4 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIRHow many students attend PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR?
PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR have?
PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR?
Student demographics at PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR are roughly 11% White, 19% Hispanic, 61% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR in?
PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16.
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