Enrollment
185
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32·NCES 360009702304
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA
95 GROVE ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11221 · (718) 574-0244 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
179 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 30 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA this school | 185 | 96.8% | 24.1% |
| PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER BRONX | 185 | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| PS 211 BRONX | 200 | 94.0% | 42.8% |
| YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 213 | 95.8% | 38.2% |
| PS 209 BRONX | 167 | 99.4% | N/A |
| FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III BRONX | 163 | 95.1% | 39.1% |
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 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #2,165 of 2,335 | #276 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #2,185 of 2,342 ▲ 12 | #280 of 290 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,039 of 2,343 ▼ 42 | #272 of 290 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #2,419 of 2,585 | #272 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #100 of 2,534 | #21 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.0% | #43 of 1,757 | #17 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
185
-65 (-26%) vs 2020
-71% since 2010-11, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 185 | 17.8 | 10.4:1 | 97% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 20.6 | 10.0:1 | 96% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 19.4 | 11.1:1 | 91% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 92% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 91% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 79% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 70% (451) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA.
About PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA is the name of a small elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school counts 185 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 has a total of 27 schools and 8,794 students, PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA among them.
Hispanic students are the majority at PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA, with 77% of enrollment. It is also 18% Black. Kings County's residents are about 19% Hispanic, 58 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.4:1, with 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 97% of enrollment. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
The allk12 Grade for PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA is D. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA is 15.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 24.1% actual, 39.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Within Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA, Kings County has 582 other public schools.
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BUSHWICK is the public school closest to PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 24.1% versus a 52.4% average.
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over 4 years, PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA's enrollment declined 26%, to 185.
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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 75 MAYDA CORTIELLAHow large is PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA?
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA enrolls approximately 185 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA is approximately 10.4:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA?
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA reports a student body of 2% White, 77% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA?
PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.