Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14·NCES 360011902255
PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL
211 THROOP AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11206 · (718) 443-3600 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
252 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 41 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL
PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL this school | 265 | 95.1% | 26.1% |
| PS 328 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY BROOKLYN | 264 | 97.3% | 50.8% |
| PS 149 SOJOURNER TRUTH NEW YORK | 249 | 94.4% | 35.9% |
| CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION BRONX | 258 | 96.5% | 28.0% |
| PS 23 CARTER G WOODSON BROOKLYN | 230 | 93.0% | 39.3% |
| PS 202 ERNEST S JENKYNS BROOKLYN | 249 | 92.8% | 29.7% |
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 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #2,132 of 2,335 | #273 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,047 of 2,342 ▲ 50 | #262 of 290 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,825 of 2,343 ▲ 366 | #249 of 290 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #2,168 of 2,585 | #228 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #68 of 2,338 | #15 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #1,061 of 2,388 | #130 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #188 of 2,534 | #40 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #809 of 1,757 | #152 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
265
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 265 | 32.6 | 8.1:1 | 95% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 26 | 11.6:1 | 93% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 24.7 | 12.4:1 | 93% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 29 | 9.9:1 | 95% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 94% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 82% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 91% (395) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL.
About PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL
PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL is a small elementary school with an address in BROOKLYN, New York. It enrolls 265 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 40% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
The NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 system has 38 schools and 15,288 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL is Hispanic, with 50% of students. Enrollment also includes 45% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 31 points above the 19% share among Kings County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
There are 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.1:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. Of all students at PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL, 95% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
The model predicts 40.0% for a school in New York with PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL posts 26.1%.
For Kings County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 583 public schools and about 291,697 students.
PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BED STUY 2, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 26.1% versus a 60.4% average.
The NCES locale for PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 23 students, from 288 to 265. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 9.9:1 to 8.1:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL?
PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL serve?
PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL is approximately 8.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL?
At PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 0% White, 50% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL?
PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 in Kings County.
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