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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13·NCES 360009102356

PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT

31 NEW YORK AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11216 · (718) 604-7363 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
Enrollment
179
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
173 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Pre-K
30
Kindergarten
23
Grade 1
27
Grade 2
31
Grade 3
26
Grade 4
19
Grade 5
23
Student demographics
White
127%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
3721%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 31%
Black
10358%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 16%
Asian
1810%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 10%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
42%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8849%
Female
9151%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
27.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
179
-109 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.4:1
% White
7%
was 1%
% Hispanic
21%
was 7%
% Black
58%
was 67%
% Asian
10%
was 23%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT is an intimate K-5 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. It enrolls 179 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT sits 60% smaller than that benchmark.

PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT is one of 42 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, a district that teaches 19,151 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT shows that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% White, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.5%, the actual is 21.8%, a residual of -17.7 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kings County) records that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: RESTORATION ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT's enrollment has edged down 38% since 2018, when it stood at 288 (now 179). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 7% to 21%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Kings County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Address
31 NEW YORK AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11216
Phone
(718) 604-7363
County
Kings County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
179
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
173 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360009102356
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT
What is the total enrollment at PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT?
PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT enrolls approximately 179 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT serve?
PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT?
At PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT, the student body is approximately 7% White, 21% Hispanic, 58% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT public or private?
PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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