Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009206659
SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)
4513 8TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11220 · (929) 419-6049 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of New York public elementary schools
- B+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
9.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
273 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 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 SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)
SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)'s state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) this school | 315 | 86.7% | 59.5% |
| PS 583 BRONX | 436 | 87.8% | 53.1% |
| PS 65 RAYMOND YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) OZONE PARK | 378 | 84.7% | 49.4% |
| PS 2 MEYER LONDON NEW YORK | 332 | 95.8% | 61.4% |
| QUEENS EXPLORERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OZONE PARK | 376 | 81.9% | 70.1% |
| PS 164 CAESAR RODNEY BROOKLYN | 491 | 89.8% | 71.1% |
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 SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #769 of 2,335 | #118 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #577 of 2,342 ▲ 405 | #102 of 290 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #834 of 2,343 ▼ 241 | #148 of 290 ▼ 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #1,894 of 2,585 | #197 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #226 of 2,338 | #29 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #730 of 2,388 | #98 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #547 of 2,534 | #156 of 300 |
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
315
+171 (+119%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 315 | 34 | 9.3:1 | 87% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 26 | 10.2:1 | 84% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 87% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 13 | 11.1:1 | 92% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE).
About SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)
In BROOKLYN, New York, part of Kings County, SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) is an elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 315 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 29% lower.
Across its 51 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 enrolls 25,925 students. SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) is one of those schools.
At SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE), the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. After that, the student body is 42% Asian, 7% White, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Kings County is about 19% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) is 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.3:1. This ratio sits 3.6 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%.
The allk12 Grade for SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) is A-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) is +16.4 points: 59.5% actual, 43.1% predicted.
Federal survey data for Kings County show that the median household income is $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.
The shortest distance from SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to JHS 220 JOHN J PERSHING. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)'s location as City: Large.
The school counted 144 students in 2020-21 and 315 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio was 11.1:1 in 2020-21 and 9.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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 #15
- SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,348 students
- PS 321 WILLIAM PENNElementary · 1,305 students
- MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDERMiddle · 1,038 students
- PS 230 DORIS L COHENElementary · 925 students
- PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)Elementary · 891 students
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 890 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
- JHS 220 JOHN J PERSHING0.2 mi · 1,257
- PS 169 SUNSET PARK0.2 mi · 755
- PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE)0.4 mi · 819
- PS 1310.4 mi · 493
- WEST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 140
- PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON0.5 mi · 965
Frequently asked questions
About SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)How large is SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)?
SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-05.
Is SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) have?
SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)?
Student demographics at SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) are roughly 7% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 42% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) in?
SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15.
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