Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13·NCES 360009102243
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER
170 GATES AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11238 · (718) 857-3149 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
105 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 56 LEWIS H LATIMER
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER this school | 253 | 41.5% | 58.6% |
| GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 233 | 51.1% | 48.3% |
| COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 296 | 35.1% | 73.5% |
| SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL BEACON | 244 | 36.9% | 49.1% |
| AUTUMN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 341 | 39.9% | N/A |
| EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 279 | 50.2% | 48.7% |
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 56 LEWIS H LATIMER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #808 of 2,335 | #126 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,131 of 2,342 ▼ 3 | #172 of 290 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #783 of 2,343 ▼ 359 | #141 of 290 ▼ 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #2,221 of 2,585 | #235 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,938 of 2,338 | #192 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #238 of 2,388 | #28 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #1,650 of 2,534 | #275 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.8% | #148 of 606 | #26 of 49 |
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
253
-18 (-7%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 253 | 17.6 | 14.4:1 | 42% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 17.3 | 14.1:1 | 41% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 19.1 | 13.7:1 | 42% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 48% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 18.7 | 11.4:1 | 76% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 83% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 92% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER.
About PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER operates as a small elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school reports 253 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 43% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 has 42 schools and 19,151 students, and PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER is White (42%). Enrollment also includes 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 38% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER counts 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.4 students for each one. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. About 42% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Kings County average 79%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 59.7% for a school in New York with PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER's free or reduced-price lunch share. PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER posts 58.6%.
Census estimates describe Kings County this way: median household income is about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 583 public schools in Kings County, with a combined enrollment of about 291,697.
URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) is the public school closest to PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.7%; PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER's is 58.6%, ranking 5th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER is City: Large.
Enrollment was 271 in 2020-21 and 253 in 2024-25, a decrease of 18 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.4:1.
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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 #13
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- PS 11 PURVIS J BEHANElementary · 923 students
- BENJAMIN BANNEKER ACADEMYHigh · 854 students
- PS 9 SARAH SMITH GARNET SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 782 students
- ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERSElementary · 757 students
- PS 20 CLINTON HILLElementary · 689 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
- URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE)0.0 mi · 172
- PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN0.3 mi · 923
- PS 3 BEDFORD VILLAGE (THE)0.3 mi · 174
- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 579
- BEDFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 338
- COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMERHow large is PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER?
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER serve?
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER is approximately 14.4:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER?
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER reports a student body of 42% White, 16% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER?
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 in Kings County.
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