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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012004351
PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
858 JAMAICA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11208 · (718) 647-3600 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
562 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 50 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN this school | 589 | 95.4% | 34.6% |
| PS 340 BRONX | 552 | 94.0% | 35.6% |
| PS 196 BRONX | 662 | 95.3% | 28.4% |
| PS 152 EVERGREEN BRONX | 634 | 97.8% | 34.2% |
| HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY BUFFALO | 514 | 94.0% | 11.9% |
| PS 24 BROOKLYN | 544 | 91.2% | 34.5% |
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 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,849 of 2,335 | #242 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,677 of 2,342 ▲ 139 | #226 of 290 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,544 of 2,343 ▲ 581 | #230 of 290 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #509 of 2,585 | #88 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #1,378 of 2,338 | #115 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #1,975 of 2,388 | #242 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #172 of 2,534 | #34 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #229 of 1,757 | #59 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
589
-121 (-17%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 589 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 95% (562) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 95% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 95% (596) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 52 | 13.7:1 | 96% (681) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 65 | 13.5:1 | 92% (805) |
| 2015-16 | 965 | 68 | 14.2:1 | 87% (840) |
| 2010-11 | 892 | 60 | 14.9:1 | 93% (827) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
About PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
As a medium-sized elementary school, PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN serves students in BROOKLYN, New York. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 589 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 33% bigger than that.
Enrollment across the 53 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 totals 18,619 students.
Most students at PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN are Hispanic: 86% of enrollment. Other students are 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% Native American. That is higher than the 19% Hispanic share among all Kings County residents. By the diversity index, PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN comes in at 26%.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 95% in 2024-25. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Kings County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN is C. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.9%. PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN scores 34.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
IS 171 ABRAHAM LINCOLN is located about 0.3 miles from PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 589, 17% below the 710 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 13.7:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLNWhat is the total enrollment at PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN is approximately 12.3:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
At PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the student body is approximately 1% White, 86% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN public or private?
PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.