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P.S. 128 Bensonhurst

21K128

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05 - Brooklyn, District 21

2075 84 STREET (get directions)

$52.83/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

431 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $5,897,084 ($13,682/student)

Attendance: 91.8%

Overview

P.S. 128 Bensonhurst is a elementary school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05) in Brooklyn, Community School District 21.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	410
2014-15	426
2015-16	425
2016-17	440
2017-18	467
2018-19	465
2019-20	456
2020-21	424
2021-22	425
2022-23	436
2023-24	463
2024-25	442
2025-26	431

% female: 47.1% (2025-26)

% poverty: 88.9% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 22% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 40.8% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 27.8% (2025-26)

Black: 3% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 23.4% (2025-26)

White: 43.2% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.9% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.7% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.87 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 91.8%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	91.8%
2023	Attendance	92.6%
2022	Attendance	91.4%
2021	Attendance	90.3%
2020	Attendance	89.9%
2019	Attendance	95%
2018	Attendance	94.3%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	437	21.5%	65
2026	3	Math	451	62.7%	67
2026	4	ELA	439	33.3%	66
2026	4	Math	451	45.5%	66
2026	5	ELA	436	26.3%	57
2026	5	Math	445	41.4%	58
2026	5	Science	442	33.9%	56
2025	3	ELA	448	49.3%	67
2025	3	Math	451	44.1%	68
2025	4	ELA	445	42%	50
2025	4	Math	451	50.9%	55
2025	5	ELA	445	48.2%	56
2025	5	Math	448	47.5%	59
2025	5	Science	442	40%	60
2024	3	ELA	437	33.3%	54
2024	3	Math	444	31%	58
2024	4	ELA	431	28.8%	59
2024	4	Math	448	47.8%	67
2024	5	ELA	434	22.6%	62
2024	5	Math	447	36.7%	60
2024	5	Science	440	31.2%	77
2023	3	ELA	437	36.5%	52
2023	3	Math	445	37.5%	64
2023	4	ELA	438	27.1%	59
2023	4	Math	445	37.5%	64
2023	5	ELA	442	38.3%	47
2023	5	Math	448	47.1%	51
2022	3	ELA	596	36.5%	52
2022	3	Math	588	31.7%	63
2022	4	ELA	593	33.3%	54
2022	4	Math	596	41.1%	56
2022	5	ELA	592	18.6%	70
2022	5	Math	589	24%	75
2019	3	ELA	595	38.6%	83
2019	3	Math	596	48.3%	87
2019	4	ELA	597	36.6%	71
2019	4	Math	598	39.7%	78
2019	5	ELA	600	41.5%	53
2019	5	Math	599	44.8%	58
2018	3	ELA	593	27.5%	69
2018	3	Math	595	49.3%	73
2018	4	ELA	599	42%	50
2018	4	Math	600	48.1%	52
2018	5	ELA	591	21.7%	83
2018	5	Math	595	32.2%	87

Specialized high school offers

No SHSAT feeder-school row is published for this school. DOE reports this for middle schools whose 8th graders entered high-school admissions.

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$5,897,084	$4,185,276	$13,682
FY 2026	$1,414,515	not reported	$3,282

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$4,185,276
Title I SWP	$483,195
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$274,568
TL C4E FSF	$220,597
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$141,956
Class Size Reduction Planning	$141,475
IDEA RS IEP Para	$126,566
TL CB School Staff	$92,138
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$84,616
Title I SWP STH	$48,848
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$29,141
Title III LEP	$19,685
High Need Support for Title I	$12,428
TL Arts Early Learners OTPS	$10,000
TL ELD Curriculum	$8,723
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$4,832
TL Computer Maintenance	$4,743
Title III LEP Carryover	$4,000
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,541
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,256
TL Arts Early Learners PS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$52.83/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$5,215	$23,352	$21,281	$2,070

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.