Pre-K Center at Bishop Ford School Site

As a pre-K center, this school doesn't carry the elementary or middle-school state test scores that drive most school rankings — that's appropriate for the age range served. What the data shows is an average class size of 25 students, slightly above the district average of roughly 24.9, which is worth watching in an early childhood setting where individual attention matters. Without proficiency data to compare, the academic picture leans on readiness indicators and the survey numbers rather than test results.

The teacher survey signals here are softer than the district averages and worth reading carefully. Only 79% of teachers rated instruction quality positively — solid on its own, but about 10 points below the district average of 89%. Teacher-principal trust sits at 58% and teacher collegial trust at just 49%, the latter notably below half. These numbers, combined with only 25 survey responses (a small sample), suggest a staff culture that may be working through some friction rather than humming along. Without attendance or suspension data in the record, it's harder to gauge the day-to-day feel for families, but parents shouldn't expect the same kind of warm community-vibe signal that other District 15 schools project.

The student body is majority White at 52%, with Hispanic families making up 21%, multi-racial 12%, Asian 9%, and Black 6% — a diversity index of 73% that reflects a mixed but not majority-minority population. The economic need index of 16.2 is very low, signaling that families sending kids here generally aren't in poverty and often have the household resources to navigate school choice. With only 8% of students on IEPs, the school serves a relatively small population of students with individualized education plans, which may reflect access patterns in the neighborhood rather than capacity.

Windsor Terrace-South Slope is an affluent, family-heavy slice of Brooklyn where median household income tops $138,000 and the poverty rate sits at just 6.7%. About a quarter of households here include children, which is high for NYC and explains the abundance of playgrounds, family-run restaurants, and weekend farmers markets. Three-quarters of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and while homeownership is modest at 40%, the median home value of nearly $1.3 million tells you what kind of housing market families are navigating. It's a neighborhood where public school families live alongside private-school families who chose differently.

Families have three F and G line stops within reach: 15 St-Prospect Park is about a 7-minute walk, Fort Hamilton Parkway about 11 minutes, and 7 Av about 15 minutes — solid subway access for commuting parents, though none of these stops are right at the door.