SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE)

Located at 942 62ND ST, in BROOKLYN, New York, SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE) is a mid-tier elementary school that serves 535 students (grades K through 5), part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, which oversees 48 schools and 44,136 students, SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE) is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE) logs that 83% of students identify as Asian, making the school strongly Asian-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 6% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 90% of students at SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE) sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.0%; actual is 72.5%, +30.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $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), SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE) is one campus in the mix.

PS 69 VINCENT D GRIPPO SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE). Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE) at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 75.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 31%: 408 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.