P.S. 193 Gil Hodges

Math is the clear strength here — at 64.1%, it sits above the district average of 60.5% and shows one of the steadiest improvement arcs in the data, climbing from 37.5% in 2016 to 64.1% in 2025. ELA at 58.5% is just below the district average of 61%, though the most striking data point is the rebound from 40.6% in 2024 to 58.5% this year. Across grades 3-5, scores are remarkably even (ELA between 57-60%, math between 57-69%), suggesting consistent instruction rather than pockets of excellence.

The survey numbers are remarkable: 100% on strong relationships, 99% parent-principal trust, 98% parent-teacher trust, and 97% on teacher instruction quality — each well above the district average. The 75% family survey response rate (356 responses) tells you parents are highly engaged, not just satisfied. Discipline is handled almost entirely outside suspension: zero suspensions for three straight years against a district suspension rate of 0.47%. The one number that gives genuine pause is chronic absenteeism at 71.6%, even though the 92.4% attendance rate itself is slightly above the district average — a real tension worth asking the school about directly.

The student body is genuinely mixed — White (33%), Black (29%), Asian (16%), Hispanic (16%), and a notably high 5% identifying as Native American — for a diversity index of 86%. The economic need index of 69.6% means a meaningful share of families are below the city poverty line, while IEP enrollment at 17% is slightly above typical. The surrounding Midwood census shows a solidly middle-class area (median income $70,680, 49% of adults with a BA+), so the zoned population brings together a wider economic range than the immediate blocks would suggest.

Midwood is a family-dense slice of southern Brooklyn where roughly one in four households includes children and nearly half of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The median household income of $70,680 and median home value above $900,000 signal a solidly middle-class, increasingly expensive neighborhood, even as 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Renters make up about two-thirds of households, and many families are long-established Brooklynites rather than recent arrivals.

The school is about a 12-minute walk from either the Avenue M or Avenue J Q trains, and roughly 16 minutes from the Flatbush Av–Brooklyn College stop on the 2 and 5 — so most families will be walking, biking, or driving rather than stepping off the subway at the door.