New York City Geographic District #22

5613-19 Flatlands Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11234
7/
10
Top 50%

Top Rankings

New York City Geographic District #22 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 34 public elementary schools serving 19,942 students in New York City Geographic District #22. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in New York.
Public Elementary Schools in New York City Geographic District #22 have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is more than the New York public elementary school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
40 Schools
3,702 Schools
# Students
29,871 Students
1,748,855 Students
# Teachers
2,246 Teachers
153,131 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked #360 of all 1,008 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 83% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NY)
#361 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 50%)
55%
52%
54%
49%
80%
78%
91%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.76
0.73
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
24%
10%
% Hispanic
16%
30%
% Black
23%
16%
% White
33%
39%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

Best New York City Geographic District #22 Public Elementary Schools (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
P.s. 134
(Math: 88% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
4001 18th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 436-7200
Gr: K-5 | 519 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #22.
P.s. 195 Manhattan Beach
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
131 Irwin St
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 648-9102
Gr: PK-5 | 381 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
Rank: #33.
P.s. 236 Mill Basin
(Math: 79% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6302 Ave U
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 444-6969
Gr: PK-5 | 562 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #44.
P.s. 222 Katherine R Snyder
(Math: 75% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3301 Quentin Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 998-4298
Gr: K-5 | 675 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #55.
P.s. 254 Dag Hammarskjold
(Math: 76% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2469 E 18th St
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 743-0890
Gr: PK-5 | 711 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #66.
Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1875 E 17th St
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 645-1334
Gr: 6-8 | 1,403 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #77.
P.s. 312 Bergen Beach
(Math: 72% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
7103 Ave T
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 763-4015
Gr: PK-5 | 611 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #88.
P.s. 277 Gerritsen Beach
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2529 Gerritsen Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-6689
Gr: PK-5 | 290 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #99.
P.s. 207 Elizabeth G Leary
(Math: 59% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
4011 Fillmore Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 645-8667
Gr: PK-8 | 885 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 245
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
249 E 17th St
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 284-2330
Gr: PK-5 | 224 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1111.
Junior High School 278 Marine Park
(Math: 49% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1925 Stuart St
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 375-3523
Gr: 6-8 | 935 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #1212.
Middle School 890
(Math: 53% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
21 Hinckley Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(929) 397-9200
Gr: 6-8 | 314 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
P.s. 197 Kings Highway Academy
(Math: 61% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
1599 E 22nd St
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 377-7890
Gr: PK-5 | 1,058 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 46%
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
P.s. 255 Barbara Reing School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
1866 E 17th St
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 376-8494
Gr: K-5 | 809 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 206 Joseph F Lamb
(Math: 52% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2200 Gravesend Neck Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-5598
Gr: K-8 | 1,534 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 193 Gil Hodges
(Math: 59% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2515 Ave L
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 338-9011
Gr: PK-5 | 497 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #1717.
P.s. 139 Alexine A Fenty
(Math: 54% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
330 Rugby Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 282-5254
Gr: PK-5 | 708 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #1818.
I.s. 381
(Math: 43% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2500 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 338-1534
Gr: 6-8 | 279 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 198
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
4105 Farragut Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 282-4920
Gr: PK-5 | 292 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Rank: #2020.
Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann
(Math: 44% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1420 E 68th St
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 763-4701
Gr: 6-8 | 581 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 203 Floyd Bennett School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
5101 Ave M
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 241-8488
Gr: PK-5 | 490 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1100 Newkirk Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 434-6960
Gr: PK-5 | 918 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 52 Sheepshead Bay
(Math: 48% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2675 E 29th St
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 648-0882
Gr: PK-5 | 686 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #2424.
P.s. 889
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
21 Hinckley Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(929) 397-9171
Gr: PK-5 | 406 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #2525.
P.s. 109
(Math: 34% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1001 E 45th St
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 693-3426
Gr: PK-8 | 542 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2626.
P.s. 315
(Math: 45% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
2310 Glenwood Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 421-9560
Gr: PK-5 | 519 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #2727.
Junior High School 14 Shell Bank
(Math: 38% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2424 Batchelder St
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 743-0220
Gr: 6-8 | 478 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #2828.
P.s. 194 Raoul Wallenberg
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3117 Ave W
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 648-8804
Gr: PK-5 | 516 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #2929.
School Of Science &technology
(Math: 32% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
725 E 23rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 434-5222
Gr: PK-5 | 484 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #3030.
P.s. 119 Amersfort
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3829 Ave K
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 377-7696
Gr: PK-5 | 398 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 251 Paerdegat
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1037 E 54th St
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 251-4110
Gr: PK-5 | 296 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3232.
Andries Hudde
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2500 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 253-3700
Gr: 6-8 | 391 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #3333.
P.s. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1957 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 941-2800
Gr: K-5 | 364 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: n/an/a
P.s. 326
1800 Utica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 241-4828
Gr: PK-2 | 186 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • District size: 40 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 29,871 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 67%
  • : 91% (Top 30% in NY)
  • : Top 50%
  • : 55% (Top 50%)
  • : 54% (Top 50%)
  • : 80% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NY Dept. of Education

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