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Enrollment
753
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009202251
PS 58 CARROLL (THE)
330 SMITH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11231 · (718) 330-9322 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
81 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 54 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 58 CARROLL (THE)
PS 58 CARROLL (THE)'s state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 58 CARROLL (THE) this school | 753 | 10.8% | 79.8% |
| PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN BROOKLYN | 708 | 13.6% | 85.3% |
| PS 87 WILLIAM SHERMAN NEW YORK | 751 | 13.2% | 85.1% |
| SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOBBS FERRY | 677 | 10.9% | 73.7% |
| SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL AMHERST | 708 | 16.7% | 72.7% |
| MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST SETAUKET | 644 | 13.8% | 74.0% |
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 58 CARROLL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #175 of 2,335 | #25 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #189 of 2,342 ▲ 79 | #31 of 290 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #101 of 2,343 ▲ 38 | #19 of 290 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #199 of 2,585 | #47 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #2,195 of 2,338 | #227 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #1,152 of 2,388 | #143 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.8% | #2,424 of 2,534 | #298 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #477 of 1,757 | #107 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
753
-104 (-12%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 753 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 11% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 12% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 857 | 58 | 14.8:1 | 11% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 988 | 67 | 14.7:1 | 11% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 1,001 | 62 | 16.1:1 | 10% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 57 | 13.9:1 | 14% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 58 CARROLL (THE).
About PS 58 CARROLL (THE)
Families in BROOKLYN, New York, are served by PS 58 CARROLL (THE), a large elementary school. The school has 753 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 70% higher.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, PS 58 CARROLL (THE) is one of 51 schools. The district enrolls 25,925 students.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at PS 58 CARROLL (THE). The remaining shares are 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Kings County's population at about 38%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 46 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.4:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Of all students at PS 58 CARROLL (THE), 11% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS 58 CARROLL (THE) outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
PS 58 CARROLL (THE)'s actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (79.8%) and its predicted rate (71.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
In the wider Kings County area, median household income comes to about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kings County counts 583 public schools with about 291,697 students.
PS 58 CARROLL (THE)'s nearest public school is PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, PS 58 CARROLL (THE) is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 857 students in 2020-21 to 753 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.8:1 to 16.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to PS 58 CARROLL (THE) can post about special education services, counseling, and support 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 #15
- SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,348 students
- PS 321 WILLIAM PENNElementary · 1,305 students
- MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDERMiddle · 1,038 students
- PS 230 DORIS L COHENElementary · 925 students
- PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)Elementary · 891 students
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 890 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 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE0.2 mi · 481
- NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 223
- BROOKLYN COLLABORATIVE STUDIES0.3 mi · 586
- BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE)0.3 mi · 634
- DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 297
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-COBBLE HILL0.4 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About PS 58 CARROLL (THE)What is the total enrollment at PS 58 CARROLL (THE)?
PS 58 CARROLL (THE) enrolls approximately 753 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 58 CARROLL (THE) serve?
PS 58 CARROLL (THE) serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 58 CARROLL (THE)?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at PS 58 CARROLL (THE).
How diverse is PS 58 CARROLL (THE)?
PS 58 CARROLL (THE) reports a student body of 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 58 CARROLL (THE)?
PS 58 CARROLL (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.