PS 748 BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL SCHOLARS

PS 748 BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL SCHOLARS is a medium-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. The school educates 433 students in grades K through 5.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, which oversees 48 schools and 44,136 students, PS 748 BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL SCHOLARS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PS 748 BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL SCHOLARS logs that 42% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 28% White, 27% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 748 BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL SCHOLARS sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.7%; actual is 65.0%, +20.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Kings County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 748 BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL SCHOLARS is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is PS 163 BATH BEACH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 748 BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL SCHOLARS comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 59.9%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 748 BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL SCHOLARS has ticked down 21%, going from 546 students in 2018 to 433 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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