P.S. K396
01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12,SE - Brooklyn, District 23
110 CHESTER STREET (get directions)
P.S. K396 is a k-8 school (grades 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12,SE) in Brooklyn, Community School District 23.
| School year | Total enrollment |
|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 252 |
| 2014-15 | 263 |
| 2015-16 | 306 |
| 2016-17 | 320 |
| 2017-18 | 341 |
| 2018-19 | 425 |
| 2019-20 | 473 |
| 2020-21 | 488 |
| 2021-22 | 461 |
| 2022-23 | 463 |
| 2023-24 | 547 |
| 2024-25 | 624 |
| 2025-26 | 633 |
% female: 27% (2025-26)
% poverty: 90.4% (2025-26)
% students with disabilities: 100% (2025-26)
% English language learners: 19.6% (2025-26)
Race / ethnicity
DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.Asian: 6.3% (2025-26)
Black: 60.3% (2025-26)
Hispanic: 22% (2025-26)
White: 5.7% (2025-26)
Multi-racial: 0.6% (2025-26)
Native American: 5.1% (2025-26)
No DOE Quality Report is published for this school type.
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.
No grade 3-8 state test row is published for the grades this school serves.
Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.
| Year | In HS admissions | Took SHSAT | Offers | Offer rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | not reported | not reported | 0-5 | not reported |
| 2023 | not reported | not reported | 0-5 | not reported |
| 2022 | 59 | not reported | 0-5 | not reported |
No DOE Galaxy budget is published for this school.
$2.30/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 | $1,896 | $1,438 | $1,500 | $1,833 |
Sources & methodology
PTA/PA financial reporting: NYC DOE Local Law 171 report - last updated 2026-10-23
Enrollment & demographics: NYC DOE Demographic Snapshot - last updated 2026-10-23
School directory: NYC Open Data School Locations - last updated 2026-10-23
Quality report: NYC DOE School Quality Reports - last updated 2026-10-23
School budget: NYC DOE Galaxy Allocations - last updated 2026-10-23
Specialized high school offers: NYC Open Data SHSAT results by feeder school - last updated 2026-10-23
Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.