4.9 ★ (10 reviews)
P.S. 66 Mini-Pitch (18K066) is a public school in District 18, Canarsie, Brooklyn, serving grades pre-K, K–8. In 2026, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 61% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 535 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 20.5 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 61%, about typical for NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need; math is up 17 points since 2023, while citywide math rose 6 points.
Also worth knowing: In 2026, students in special education scored 17% in reading (36 tested), compared with 44% schoolwide.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.44 · 32nd 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
44%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
297 students tested
36 students tested
261 students tested
Mathematics
61%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
295 students tested
36 students tested
259 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 | 43% | 45% |
| 2019 | 37% | 35% |
| 2022 | 35% | 24% |
| 2023 | 44% | 44% |
| 2024 | 42% | 53% |
| 2025 | 55% | 60% |
| 2026 | 44% | 61% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
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| Measure | P.S. 66 Mini-Pitch | P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 44% (-10 points vs 2025) | 56% (-7 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 61% (0 points vs 2025) | 77% (+4 points vs 2025) |
| Average K–5 class size (2025–26) | 20.5 | 16.9 |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 535 | 384 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 13.4 | 9.2 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 98% | 92% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 98% | 96% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 98% | 96% |
| Leadership (2026) | 97% | 96% |
| Distance between schools | 0.4 mi | |
P.S. 66 Mini-Pitch has lower math proficiency than P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary (61% vs 77%) and lower reading proficiency (44% vs 56%); 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
535 students
pre-K, K–8 · down 129 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
20.5
children in the average K–5 class; about 13.4 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
4%
was 4% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
80% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 75% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
19%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 77% Black, 1% multiracial, 54% female, 46% male.
Economic need index: 75% — 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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845 E 96th St, Brooklyn, NY 11236, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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Very nice park. It is open to the public during non school hours. Community is very respectful. It's clean nice place to take your children. There are basketball courts (you can only run one full game) the two other hoops are singular. There is also a track and a space to play soccer with is frequen
Let's go, let's go. Great fun and fellowship because Love fellowship Church gave an evangelistic event for the neighborhood. Canarsie is blessed to have this church in the neighborhood. There was singing, testimonies, good genuine mingling, dancing, exercise with Doing a, basketball, NBA stars, d
This has been the spot that we frequent in the summer for years!!!! My people and I enjoy sundays here while getting some exercise with a few games of basketball and some laughs, good food and some drinks after the fact!!! We show love to others in the park allowing some to eat and drink with us an
Nice park, basketball courts, track to run, playground for kids, benches to sit, chest/ checker table, handleball court and a mini field with grass to run on. Overall, nice general park in Brooklyn.
4.9
10 reviews
P.S. 66 Mini-Pitch is frequently praised for basketball courts, public community, and respectful clean. Feedback is based on Google reviews.