Sunset Park Avenue Elementary School

Sunset Park Avenue Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
4222 4th Ave,  Brooklyn, NY
New York City Geographic District No. 15
393 Students
C+
Niche Grade
Located just one block from Sunset Park, P.S. 516 Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School is a small institution located in prime Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Serving young learners in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, the school boasts a student population of over 500. Pupils enjoy a small student-to-teacher ratio of 11-to-1. Sunset Park Avenues Elementary offers all students a robust curriculum including literacy, mathematics, integrated science and social studies units, and specialty clusters for physical education, STEAM, dance and media. The school also offers afterschool programs through the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park. English language learners can participate in the school’s Title III afterschool program or can also enter one of the school’s two dual language programs—Spanish and English for native speakers of either language, or Mandarin and English for native Mandarin speakers. This red brick school shines brightly on 4th Avenue and 43rd Street and is directly across the street from the Sunset Park Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.

School Details

Head of School
Ms. Jill Smith
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Math Proficiency
22%
Reading Proficiency
32%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
32%
Math Proficiency
22%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Teachers
29
Full Time Teachers
29
Teachers in First or Second Year
32.4%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Science
38%
State Average
20%
Math
29%
State Average
22%
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Student Diversity

Female
54.4%
Male
45.6%
Hispanic
78.2%
White
14.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
6%
Black
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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