PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE)

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) enrolls 377 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14.

PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) is one of 38 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, a district that hosts 15,288 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) reports that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 9% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.3%.

PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) has shrank 22%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 18% to 9%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.