P.S. 160 William T. Sampson

Math proficiency at 81% runs well above the District 20 average of 71%, and the trend since 2016 (when it was 63%) is steadily upward. ELA at 65% sits just slightly below the district average of 66% and has bounced between 59% and 66% in recent years rather than trending cleanly. By fifth grade, math reaches 85% proficiency and ELA 74%, so the academic engine clearly strengthens as students move through the grades.

Day-to-day, this looks like a calm and orderly school. The 97% attendance rate is well above the district average of 94%, and zero suspensions over three straight years is genuinely rare at an enrollment of 1,010. Teacher-reported safety sits at 99%, parent-principal trust at 99%, and parent satisfaction at 96% — combined with a 100% family survey response rate (944 respondents), these numbers describe a community that's unusually engaged with the school.

Nearly nine in 10 students are Asian, with smaller shares of Hispanic (7%) and White (3%) students, and a diversity index of just 24%. The neighborhood around the school is family-dense — 46% of Borough Park households include children — and economically mixed, with a 33% poverty rate and a median income around $52,500. The school's high economic need index of 90.6 lines up with that picture, even as families clearly invest heavily through the PTA.

Borough Park is one of Brooklyn's more family-dense neighborhoods — almost half of households have kids, and the surrounding blocks are thick with strollers and school-age children. Median home values are well into seven figures, but ownership sits at just 29%, suggesting many families rent rather than own. Education levels (20.5% with a bachelor's or higher) and incomes reflect a working-class, family-first community rather than an affluent one.

The D train serves three nearby stations — 50 St (about a 5-minute walk), Fort Hamilton Pkwy (about 8 minutes), and 55 St (about 9 minutes) — making most of Borough Park reachable without a bus.