At a Glance
A small zoned elementary in one of Brooklyn's wealthiest corridors, where families feel deeply heard but academic results trail the district
Best suited for
Families zoned for the school who value a tight, supportive elementary community with high parent engagement and can be hands-on partners in boosting attendance and upper-grade academics.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Zero suspensions in the past two years paired with 97% parent satisfaction — a rare combination that speaks to a genuinely warm school climate
- 100% of teachers report the school is safe, and parent-teacher relationships score a perfect 100% on the school survey
- Serves a predominantly Black and Hispanic student body (79%) in one of Brooklyn's wealthiest census tracts — a notable economic and demographic contrast with the surrounding blocks
- About a third of students have IEPs, a substantially higher share than most neighborhood elementary schools, meaning inclusion is a daily reality of every classroom
- Grade 3 proficiency substantially outpaces grades 4 and 5, especially in math, suggesting strong early-elementary instruction that needs reinforcement in upper grades
Things to consider
- Academic proficiency is roughly half the district average in both ELA and math — a real gap to weigh honestly
- Nearly half the student body is chronically absent, which compounds every other instructional challenge the school faces
- Only about 15% of neighborhood households have children, so the zoned population is relatively narrow and the school draws from a limited pool
- The wide gap between grade 3 results and grades 4 and 5 is worth asking the school about directly
- 32% IEP means most classrooms include a substantial share of students with significant learning needs, which is a strength but also a real resource question
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 13
Within District 13, P.S. 307's overall score of 1.02 sits well below the district's 1.98 average and far behind standouts like P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan and the Emily Warren Roebling School; several local charters also outpace it on academic outcomes.
Academics
ELA proficiency of 27.4% and math at 23.7% sit well below the district averages of 53% and 46% — students here are catching up, not leading. The longer arc has been bumpy: scores climbed from 2016 into a 2019 peak near 29%/29%, then dipped and rebounded, with 2024 a particularly low point before this year's recovery. Notably, third-graders score far higher (33% ELA, 46% math) than fourth- and fifth-graders, suggesting strong early-elementary instruction that doesn't always carry into the upper grades.
Culture
Parents love this school — 97% satisfaction, 98% trust in teachers and the principal, and a perfect 100% on strong relationships. Teachers report 100% safety and 84% on instruction quality, and trust among colleagues runs high. The catch is attendance: at 85.4% it sits below the district's 89.2%, and chronic absenteeism affects 47.6% of students. Discipline is essentially a non-issue — zero suspensions in the most recent two years, down from a single one in 2021-22.
Community
About 46% of students are Black and 33% Hispanic, with smaller white, Asian, and multiracial shares — a 70% diversity index. Roughly a third of students have IEPs, well above typical elementary levels. The neighborhood around the school is strikingly different from its student body: median household income over $150,000, 73% of adults with a bachelor's degree, but the school's economic need index is 78.2, meaning most families here live well below the census tract's median.
Neighborhood
The Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill area around the school is among Brooklyn's most affluent census tracts — a place where median home values near $1.5 million and a quarter of housing is owner-occupied. About 15% of households include children, and the adult population is highly educated, so families with kids in the zone are a relatively small share of the neighborhood. The economic gap between the residents and the school's families is one of the most striking features of this address.
The F at York St is about a 6-minute walk, the A and C at High St roughly 11 minutes, and the R at Jay St-MetroTech around 15 minutes.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 116 families responded (45% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Pre-K
P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams also has Pre-K classes. They're a separate application from kindergarten, made on MySchools.
Pre-K application
Applications typically open in the winter and close in the spring, with offers in late spring; the city announces exact dates each year.
Kindergarten
P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams has an attendance zone. At elementary level, in-zone students get a guaranteed seat. Every family still applies on MySchools: the application confirms the zoned seat, and ranking other schools doesn't cost you it.
Kindergarten application
- Opens
- Wed, Dec 9
- Closes
- Fri, Jan 22
- Offers
- Tue, Mar 30
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Check that your address is inside the zone — zones change, so confirm it before you sign a lease.
- 2Apply during the kindergarten application, even with a zoned seat.
- 3Rank this school along with any others you'd take, in true preference order.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams earns an overall rating of 26/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run below the District 13 average.
- What grades does P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams serve?
- P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams?
- P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams is a public school in NYC Community School District 13.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams in?
- P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams is in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.