Elementary · New York
PS/IS 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath and Science Academy (the)
Free meals for allPS/IS 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath and Science Academy (the), a public elementary school in Brooklyn, New York: grades pre-k–8, 377 students, 11.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New York City Geographic District #14.
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
- 377
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.7
- Students per teacher
- 11.5
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 59% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Smaller than 58% 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%44%proficient
+10.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
98 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%31%proficient
+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
116 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
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–8
- 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 #14.
Location
- Address
- 850 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
- Phone
- (718)622-9285
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–8 | 394 | 9.2 | 73% | 75% | |
PS 270 Johann DekalbFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 133 | 10.2 | 30% | 16% |
PS 54 Detective Rafael RamosFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 180 | 9.6 | 61% | 45% |
PS 380 John Wayne ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 390 | 9.9 | 48% | 48% |
PS 46 Edward C BlumFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 283 | 13.2 | 32% | 40% |
PS 256 Benjamin BannekerFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 178 | 6.3 | 27% | 27% |
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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