PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE

PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, serveing 440 students in grades pre-K through 8.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 8,794 students. PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 38% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR URBAN EXPLORATION, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE has declined 36%, going from 685 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.