Elementary · New York
PS 131
Free meals for allPS 131, a public elementary school in Brooklyn, New York: grades pre-k–5, 493 students, 11.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New York City Geographic District #15.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 493
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.0
- Students per teacher
- 11.2
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 57% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 85% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 66% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Larger than 65% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%57%proficient
+7.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 55% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
234 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%60%proficient
−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 55% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
246 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New York City Geographic District #15.
Location
- Address
- 4305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11219
- Phone
- (718)431-1960
- City or town
- New York
- County
- Kings County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS 160 William T SampsonFree meals for all | K–5 | 965 | 11.6 | 66% | 81% |
School of Creativity and Innovation (the)Free meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 315 | 9.3 | 62% | 73% |
PS 164 Caesar RodneyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 491 | 10.3 | 73% | 80% |
PS 169 Sunset ParkFree meals for all | K–5 | 755 | 9.5 | 50% | 68% |
PS 230 Doris L CohenFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 925 | 12.8 | 70% | 66% |
PS 105 Blythebourne (the)Free meals for all | K–5 | 1,119 | 15.8 | 71% | 89% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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