New Bridges Elementary (17K532) is a public school in District 17, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, serving grades pre-K, K–5. In 2026, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 47% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 426 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 19.5 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading (45%) and math (47%) proficiency are both about typical for NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need; down 22 and 9 points from 2025.
Also worth knowing: In 2026, students in special education scored 24% in reading (38 tested), compared with 45% schoolwide.
92%
of parents trust the principal
95%
trust their child's teachers
92%
satisfied with the education overall
NYC School Survey 2026. 41% of families answered — treat as a partial picture.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.53 · 56th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
45%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
133 students tested
38 students tested
95 students tested
Mathematics
47%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
132 students tested
36 students tested
113 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33% | 25% |
| 2019 | 40% | 35% |
| 2022 | 37% | 37% |
| 2023 | 48% | 53% |
| 2024 | 51% | 55% |
| 2025 | 67% | 56% |
| 2026 | 45% | 47% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 92%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 57%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 90%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 82%
Economic need index: 89%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 92%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 90%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 57%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 82%
Economic need index: >95%0.6 mi away
| Measure | New Bridges Elementary | M.S. K394 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 426 | 105 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 10.5 | 7.4 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 92% | 98% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 92% | 97% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 95% | 98% |
| Leadership (2026) | 93% | 98% |
| Distance between schools | 0.4 mi | |
New Bridges Elementary has lower family satisfaction (2026) than M.S. K394 (92% vs 98%) and lower trust in principal (2026) (92% vs 97%).
Enrollment
426 students
pre-K, K–5 · up 20 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
19.5
children in the average K–5 class; about 10.5 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
7%
was 9% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
83% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 82% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
27%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 3% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 72% Black, 1% multiracial, 54% female, 46% male.
Economic need index: 82% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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1025 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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