PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE)

PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) operates as a sprawling elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. Current enrollment sits at 819 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 85% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 25,925 students; PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) reports that Asian students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder reads as 36% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE) has shrank 41%, going from 1,382 students in 2018 to 819 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 30% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.