P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry

P.S. 192's ELA proficiency of 61.7% sits below the district average of 66.2%, and its 58.3% math proficiency is more clearly behind the district's 71.2%. The trend, though, is the story — ELA has climbed from 36.6% in 2016 to 61.7% in 2025, and math has gone from 37.2% to 58.3%, with both subjects showing their strongest gains in the last two years. Performance also rises meaningfully with grade level: third graders are at about 55% in ELA and math, while eighth graders reach 67.8% in ELA and 68.9% in math, suggesting the school's inquiry approach pays off the longer students stay. Science proficiency is a weak spot at 33.3%, which is worth asking about given the school's science-and-math branding.

The family experience at P.S. 192 is unusually warm. Parent satisfaction is 96%, parent-teacher trust is 98%, and parent-principal trust is 98% — figures that put the school ahead of most peers. Teachers rate their colleagues highly (88% collegial trust) and feel well-supported by leadership (88% principal trust), and 94% describe the school as safe. Discipline is minimal: a single suspension in 2023–24, with the rate flat near zero over three years. The asterisk is chronic absenteeism at 76.1%, well above what's typical — nearly four out of five students miss enough school to be flagged. That's a real issue worth probing, even though families clearly feel connected when they are present.

P.S. 192's student body reflects the Borough Park mix: 44% Hispanic, 34% White, 18% Asian, and 2% Black, with 22% of students classified as having IEPs and 84.5% of students meeting the economic-needs index. The neighborhood itself is one of the most family-dense parts of Brooklyn, with 45.8% of households including children and a poverty rate of 32.8%, so the school serves a working- and middle-class population that skews young. Family survey response was unusually strong at 92%, suggesting an engaged parent base — even if PTA fundraising totals just $16 per student, far below the district average of $61.

Borough Park is a family-first Brooklyn neighborhood where almost half of households include children, median household income sits around $52,529, and homeownership is relatively low at 29.1%, meaning most families rent. The area is working-class and culturally rooted, with a poverty rate above 32% and only about one in five adults holding a bachelor's degree — the school serves a population that reflects those realities directly. Median home values over $1.16 million reflect the land and housing market more than resident incomes.

Families reach P.S. 192 primarily via the F train, with the 18 Avenue station about a 4-minute walk, Avenue I about 7 minutes, and Ditmas Avenue about 11 minutes — all on the same line.