PS 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School

PS 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School serves 364 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Brooklyn, New York. A 9.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio gives students consistent, direct access to their teachers throughout every grade. Academic results and student growth both put PS 361 at the top of the state.

The school earns a composite score of 9.3 out of 10, rated Exceptional, with an 8.8 academic score and a near-perfect 9.9 growth score. That growth figure is particularly significant — it means students here are advancing well beyond expected benchmarks year after year, not just testing well at a single point in time. The competitive rankings reinforce the scores.

PS 361 ranks #1 out of 570 public schools in Brooklyn — no school in the borough outperforms it. Statewide, it sits at #16 among 4,739 New York public schools, placing it in the top fraction of one percent in the state. For parents comparing elementary options across Brooklyn or screening schools statewide, PS 361 consistently lands at the top of any honest shortlist.

Few elementary schools in New York combine this level of academic performance with this rate of sustained student growth.

With a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, PS 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.