P.S. 219 Kennedy-King (18K219) is a public school in District 18, Rugby-Remsen Village, Brooklyn, serving grades pre-K, K–5. In 2026, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 45% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 334 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 17.6 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading (42%) and math (45%) proficiency are both about typical for NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need.
Also worth knowing: Average class size (2025–26) is 17.6, smaller than most NYC elementary schools.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.47 · 40th 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
42%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
98 students tested
Mathematics
45%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
98 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 | 28% | 25% |
| 2019 | 37% | 36% |
| 2022 | 27% | 24% |
| 2023 | 36% | 40% |
| 2024 | 23% | 32% |
| 2025 | 41% | 49% |
| 2026 | 42% | 45% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 80%1.2 mi away
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Economic need index: 88%
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Economic need index: 71%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 84%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 88%
| Measure | P.S. 219 Kennedy-King | P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 42% (+1 points vs 2025) | 51% (-11 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 45% (-4 points vs 2025) | 67% (-5 points vs 2025) |
| Average K–5 class size (2025–26) | 17.6 | 17.2 |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 334 | 286 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 83% | 90% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 89% | 99% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 92% | 95% |
| Leadership (2026) | 93% | 95% |
| Distance between schools | 0.3 mi | |
P.S. 219 Kennedy-King has lower math proficiency than P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus (45% vs 67%) and lower reading proficiency (42% vs 51%); 2026 math is about typical for NYC elementary schools with similar economic need; 2026 reading is about typical for NYC elementary schools with similar economic need.
Enrollment
334 students
pre-K, K–5 · up 43 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
17.6
children in the average K–5 class; about 8.5 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
13%
was 12% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
91% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 88% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
31%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 4% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 74% Black, 0% multiracial, 49% female, 51% male.
Economic need index: 88% — 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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Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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