P.S. 107 John W. Kimball

Proficiency is outstanding: 89.6% in ELA and 91.2% in math in 2025, compared with district averages of roughly 65% and 63%. Scores dipped in 2022 and 2023 — likely a pandemic-era wobble — but the rebound to 91% in math is the strongest mark this school has posted in nearly a decade. Grade 3 leads the way (93.2% ELA, 94.4% math), Grade 4 holds steady, and Grade 5 ELA dips a bit (85.3%) while math stays in the low 90s. Overall Quality Review score of 3.62 out of 4 puts the school well above the district average of 2.58.

Families are unusually satisfied (95%, above the district's 93%) and report near-universal trust in teachers (97%) and the principal (97%), with 100% saying the school maintains strong relationships. The flip side is the teacher survey: instruction quality sits at 80%, below the district average of 89%, and trust between teachers and the principal and among colleagues is in the high seventies. The teacher survey only drew 27 responses, so read that as a directional signal rather than a verdict. Discipline is a clear bright spot — zero suspensions in each of the last three reported years, against a district average suspension rate of about 0.28%. Attendance is solid at 95.1%, above the district's 93.5%.

The student body is 66% white, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black, with a diversity index of 60%. That mix is far less Black and Hispanic than the citywide average, but more varied than the neighborhood income profile would predict. The economic need index of 7.6 — very low — confirms this is a predominantly affluent population, and 15% of students have IEPs, which is a meaningful share for a school of this profile. The PTA raised $521,147 last year, or about $1,093 per student, more than double the district average of $491, and 377 families responded to the survey — a 71% response rate that suggests parents are paying close attention.

Park Slope is one of the wealthiest family neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The median household income is $191,270, the poverty rate is just 4.9%, and 82.4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher. About 24% of households have children, and the median home value sits above $1.6 million, with 42.6% of households owning. It's a dense, walkable, well-educated residential pocket where public school enrollment tends to be a deliberate choice rather than a default.

Three subway options within easy reach: the F and G at 15 St-Prospect Park (about a 4-minute walk) and at 7 Av (about a 5-minute walk), and the R at 4 Av-9 St (about a 14-minute walk). Most families in the zone can walk or take a short bus ride.