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Enrollment
916
Elementary
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015202363
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)
345 VAN SICKLEN ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11223 · (718) 449-5050 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL916 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.6:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
761 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 7% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 56% larger than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
76.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 76.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 71.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 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 95 GRAVESEND (THE)
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)'s state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) this school | 916 | 83.1% | 65.9% |
| PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE BROOKLYN | 973 | 84.8% | 59.7% |
| PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON BROOKLYN | 877 | 85.7% | 50.9% |
| PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER STATEN ISLAND | 768 | 81.8% | 62.7% |
| PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOL JAMAICA | 775 | 82.5% | 57.8% |
| PS 253 BROOKLYN | 955 | 90.9% | 69.2% |
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 95 GRAVESEND (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #529 of 2,335 | #85 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #468 of 2,342 ▲ 55 | #82 of 290 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #719 of 2,343 ▼ 116 | #133 of 290 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 916 | #74 of 2,585 | #21 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,789 of 2,338 | #172 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #196 of 2,388 | #25 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #675 of 2,534 | #185 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #1,617 of 1,757 | #220 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
916
-76 (-8%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 974
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 916 | 67.1 | 13.6:1 | 83% (761) |
| 2023-24 | 941 | 62.2 | 15.1:1 | 84% (791) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 63.1 | 14.9:1 | 72% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 992 | 63 | 15.8:1 | 72% (719) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 64 | 14.7:1 | 74% (699) |
| 2015-16 | 936 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 61% (571) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | 72 | 13.5:1 | 94% (920) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE).
About PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)
At 345 VAN SICKLEN ST in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) operates as a high-enrollment elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 916 students in 2024-25. The school is 107% bigger than the average for elementary schools in New York.
Federal data list 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, with 33,610 students enrolled.
The student body at PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 34%. The next largest groups are 34% Asian, 25% White, and 5% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 15 points above the 19% share among Kings County residents. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) are from different groups.
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, with 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 83% at PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE).
On the allk12 Grade, PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) lands at A, ahead of 85% of New York public elementary schools.
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) scores 21.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 65.9% actual versus 44.4% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Kings County show median household income comes to about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 583 public schools and about 291,697 students.
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)'s nearest public school is IS 228 DAVID A BOODY (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
In 2020-21, PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) enrolled 992 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 916. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,209 students
- IS 228 DAVID A BOODYMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 98 BAY ACADEMYMiddle · 1,435 students
- MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTEDMiddle · 1,295 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- IS 228 DAVID A BOODY0.4 mi · 1,555
- PS 216 ARTURO TOSCANINI0.5 mi · 715
- PS 215 MORRIS H WEISS0.5 mi · 686
- INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAFAYETTE0.6 mi · 331
- LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR FILM AND MUSIC0.6 mi · 198
- LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)What is the total enrollment at PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)?
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) enrolls approximately 916 students in grades KG-08.
Is PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE).
How diverse is PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)?
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) reports a student body of 25% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 34% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) in?
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.