PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL

PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL is an average-sized K-5 school in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. The school caters to 558 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 26% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL is one of 48 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, a district that teaches 44,136 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Asian (87%). Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Kings County's rate of about 79%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 71.2%, a residual of +31.6 points.

In the broader community, Kings County reports that median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE), roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 75.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL has edged down 29%, going from 783 students in 2018 to 558 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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