Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32·NCES 360009702334
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)
220 IRVING AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11237 · (718) 574-0252 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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
9.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
341 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
8%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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 86 IRVINGTON (THE)
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)'s state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) this school | 347 | 98.3% | 33.0% |
| PS 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT NEW YORK | 350 | 98.9% | 37.6% |
| BILINGUAL CENTER BUFFALO | 358 | 93.3% | 12.5% |
| OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 3 CORONA | 284 | 97.5% | 36.0% |
| PS 291 BRONX | 311 | 99.0% | 47.4% |
| PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD NEW YORK | 354 | 92.9% | 31.3% |
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 86 IRVINGTON (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,917 of 2,335 | #249 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,757 of 2,342 ▲ 330 | #232 of 290 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,641 of 2,343 ▲ 451 | #238 of 290 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #1,686 of 2,585 | #183 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #407 of 2,338 | #49 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #2,338 of 2,388 | #262 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #36 of 2,534 | #6 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #1,249 of 1,757 | #197 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
347
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 347 | 35 | 9.9:1 | 98% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 33 | 10.8:1 | 96% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 30.6 | 12.1:1 | 95% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 38 | 10.0:1 | 94% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 98% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 98% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 98% (524) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE).
About PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) is an elementary school located in BROOKLYN, New York, in Kings County. It serves 347 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, which has 27 schools enrolling 8,794 students.
At PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE), Hispanic students make up 96% of the student body. Among all residents of Kings County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. By the diversity index, PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) comes in at 8%.
The school reported 35 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.9:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 98% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Kings County, the average eligibility rate is 79%.
allk12 grades PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.0% and a predicted 38.9%.
Kings County census figures show that median household income is about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal data place PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) had 380 students in 2020-21 and 347 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease.
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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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- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
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Nearby schools
- PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL0.2 mi · 296
- JHS 383 PHILIPPA SCHUYLER0.2 mi · 651
- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST-BUSHWICK CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 899
- PS 3760.2 mi · 466
- ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 416
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BUSHWICK0.3 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)How large is PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)?
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-05.
Is PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) have?
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)?
Student demographics at PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) are roughly 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) public or private?
PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32.
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