P.S. 052 Sheepshead Bay

Both ELA (48.3%) and math (51.8%) sit below the district averages of 61% and 60.5%, and the overall 2/4 score trails the district's 2.43. The trajectory is the more interesting story: ELA jumped from 38.9% in 2024 to 48.3% in 2025 — the largest single-year gain in the dataset — and math has rebuilt from a pandemic-era low of 34.4% in 2022. Grade 3 is the clear bright spot (54.6% ELA, 62.9% math), while Grade 4 trails meaningfully behind (41.2% ELA, 39.3% math), suggesting the gains are real but uneven across cohorts.

The survey numbers here are some of the strongest in the dataset: 97% of teachers rate instruction quality and safety positively, 96% of parents trust their child's teacher, and 92% are satisfied overall — all above district averages. The 90% family survey response rate is extraordinary and signals a deeply engaged parent body. The outlier is chronic absenteeism at 64.3%, which is striking even for a post-pandemic year, and shows up across every demographic group (highest among Asian students at 74.8% and white students at 68.1%). Zero suspensions across three years rounds out a calm, trusting climate.

The student body is 52% white, 18% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 13% Black — notably whiter than the citywide average and reflective of the zoned neighborhood's demographic mix. The diversity index of 72% reflects real variety, but no single group dominates. An economic need index of 73.1 suggests more low-income families than the neighborhood's middle-class profile might imply, and 16% of students have IEPs. PTA fundraising of $147 per student — nearly triple the district average of $56 — tells you a lot about who shows up.

Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach is a middle-class, homeowner-heavy stretch of southern Brooklyn, with a 52.8% homeownership rate and a median home value of $721,560. Median household income is $79,582 and 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, though the 13% poverty rate shows the neighborhood isn't uniformly affluent. Only 17.9% of households include children, making it noticeably less family-dense than many parts of Brooklyn.

The school is about a 15-minute walk from the Sheepshead Bay station (B, Q) and roughly 19 minutes from the Neck Rd station (Q), so most families likely drive, get dropped off, or take a connecting bus.