PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL

As a small K-5 school in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL instructs 265 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 15,288 students. PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 45% Black. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 26.1%.

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%. PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BED STUY 2, roughly 0.0 miles away. 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 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 60.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL has edged down 16%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 265 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 50% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.