PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY

As a big primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY caters to 695 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 57% above typical.

Across the 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 (30,207 students total), PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 18% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.9%.

In the surrounding community, Kings County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY is one.

PS 811 CONNIE LEKAS SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.0%.

PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 817 (now 695). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 15% to 9%.

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