PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS

PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS is a low-enrollment elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. It had 180 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 59% below average.

PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS is run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, whose 42 schools enroll 19,151 students.

Of every 100 students at PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS, about 49 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 39% Black, 3% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 19% Hispanic share among all Kings County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.

Classroom staffing at PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS totals 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS is about 84%.

PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of New York public elementary schools.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 41.5% actual against 43.9% predicted.

American Community Survey estimates for Kings County show that the median household earns about $80,263 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Kings County has 583 public schools with about 291,697 students, including PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, PS 256 BENJAMIN BANNEKER, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS ranks 4th on average proficiency.

PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 172 to 180. By 2024-25, the school had 9.6 students per teacher, compared with 10.8 in 2020-21.

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