At a Glance
A small, fully inclusive PreK-5 in West Bed-Stuy where surveyed families deeply trust the principal
Best suited for
Families who want a small, inclusive elementary with unusually strong parent-administration trust and a no-suspensions culture, and who aren't counting on PTA-funded enrichment to round out the school day.
What stands out
- Every surveyed parent (100%) says they trust the principal, with 97% parent-teacher trust — exceptionally rare numbers
- Zero suspensions last year, against a district average suspension rate of 1.4%
- 100% IEP inclusion rate, meaning the school operates as a fully inclusive setting where students with disabilities learn alongside their peers
- Small enrollment of 321 means most families and staff likely know each other by name
- Teacher-reported instruction quality at 89% sits above the district average
Things to consider
- No state proficiency data is reported for this school, so it's hard to gauge how students are doing academically relative to peers
- PTA fundraising is essentially zero ($105 total last year versus a district average of $438 per student), so families shouldn't count on parent-funded enrichment or extras
- Only 12% of families returned the school survey, meaning the rosy trust numbers reflect a small, possibly unrepresentative slice of parents
- Economic need index of 92.7 means many families rely on the school for supports well beyond classroom instruction
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 13
P.S. K140 sits in District 13 alongside several highly rated peers — P.S. 11 at 96/100 and the Emily Warren Roebling School at 91/100 — so families in this part of Brooklyn have strong options to weigh against one another.
Academics
No state ELA, math, or science proficiency scores are reported for P.S. K140 in this dataset, so there's nothing to put next to the district averages of 53% ELA and 46% math. Average class size of 21.2 is exactly the district norm, so students aren't getting smaller classes as a built-in edge. Without score data, academic trajectory is hard to read.
Culture
The trust numbers here are remarkable: 100% parent-principal trust and 97% parent-teacher trust — levels you almost never see in surveys, where a little skepticism is the norm. Teachers rate their own instruction quality at 89% (above the district's 87.6%) and report feeling safe at 94% (slightly below the district's 96%, still strong). Zero suspensions in a school of 321 is a real signal of how behavior is handled day-to-day. One honest caveat: only 12% of families returned the survey, so these glowing numbers come from a self-selected slice of the parent body.
Community
Roughly two-thirds of students are Black (62%) and about a quarter Hispanic (28%), with smaller Asian, white, multiracial, and Native American populations. The school's economic need index of 92.7 is among the highest in the system, meaning most students come from low-income households. The surrounding West Bed-Stuy census tract has a median income of $77,685 and 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, so the area mixes working-class roots with a growing professional class — and the student body mirrors the neighborhood's predominantly Black character.
Neighborhood
West Bedford-Stuyvesant is one of Brooklyn's most historically significant Black neighborhoods, where brownstones sit alongside renovated row houses in a renter-heavy area where only about a fifth of homes are owner-occupied. Median home values top $1.2 million, reflecting how much the area has changed in the past decade, while nearly 28% of residents still live below the poverty line. About 16% of neighborhood households have children under 18.
The school is about a 6-minute walk from the Nostrand Avenue A/C trains and the Kingston-Throop Avenues C train, and roughly 11 minutes from the Franklin Avenue S shuttle.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 40 families responded (12% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
P.S. K140 is a District 75 school, part of the city's network of programs for students with significant disabilities. There's no application to file: a child is placed here when their IEP recommends a District 75 setting.
- 1Talk with your child's IEP team about the setting the IEP recommends.
- 2If it recommends a District 75 program, the DOE offers the seat — ask the team which programs they're considering and visit them.
District 75 is the city's citywide district for students with significant disabilities. In the DOE's words, it provides “highly specialized instructional support” for students with challenges such as autism, significant cognitive delays, emotional disabilities, sensory impairments and multiple disabilities.
Its classes run in schools where every student has an IEP, as special classes inside District 1–32 schools, in general education classrooms, and in agencies, hospitals and at home. The IEP team, which includes you, recommends the program and class size.
From NYC Public Schools' District 75 page, read October 17, 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. K140 a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for P.S. K140 yet on Motley. It's a public school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West).
- What grades does P.S. K140 serve?
- P.S. K140 serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. K140?
- P.S. K140 is a District 75 school, part of the city's citywide district for students with significant disabilities. There's no application: a child is placed here when their IEP team recommends a District 75 setting.
- Is P.S. K140 public, charter, or private?
- P.S. K140 is a public school in District 75, the city's citywide special education district.
- What neighborhood is P.S. K140 in?
- P.S. K140 is in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn.