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WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE)
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 78.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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%.
Schools most like WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE)
WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) this school | 400 | 13.8% | 79.3% |
| PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW BROOKLYN | 365 | 15.3% | 89.9% |
| HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAWTHORNE | 417 | 9.8% | N/A |
| MOHANSIC SCHOOL YORKTOWN HEIGHTS | 476 | 12.8% | 73.8% |
| PORT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON | 370 | 18.1% | 59.7% |
| SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOHEMIA | 380 | 17.1% | 44.8% |
Where WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #183 of 2,335 | #27 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #168 of 2,342 ▲ 175 | #29 of 290 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #174 of 2,343 ▼ 78 | #31 of 290 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #1,355 of 2,585 | #157 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,006 of 2,338 | #201 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #1,173 of 2,388 | #145 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #2,375 of 2,534 | #295 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #526 of 1,757 | #116 of 225 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 14% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 16% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 26% (114) |
About WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE)
Students in BROOKLYN, New York, attend WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE), a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 400 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 is responsible for 51 schools, WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) included, with 25,925 students in all.
A majority of students at WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE), 68%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 38%. The chance that two students picked at random at WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The school reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.8 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 14% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) is 9.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 79.3% actual, 69.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Federal survey data for Kings County show that median household income is about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) is among the 583 public schools in Kings County.
Of nearby public schools, MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 79.3% is above the 75.8% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (THE) went from 446 students to 400.
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