PS 253 (NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 SCH DIST.), New York - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

PS 253 is a Elementary in BROOKLYN, NY. It currently serves 913 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 School District and all schools in New York.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:913

Number of Teachers: 63

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.60

Location Info

Location: 601 OCEANVIEW AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11235

Mailing Address: 601 OCEANVIEW AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11235-6399

Phone: (718)332-3331

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

Items per page:

0 of 0

Grade	Population
Grade 1	160
Grade 2	163
Grade 3	154
Grade 4	146
Grade 5	132
Kindergarten	149

Gender/Sex of PS 253 Student Population

Items per page:

0 of 0

Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	502	54.98
Female	411	45.02

Race/Ethnicity Demography of PS 253 Student Population

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	0.88
Asian	280	30.67
Black or African American	8	0.88
Hispanic/Latino	251	27.49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.22
Two or more races	18	1.97
White	346	37.90

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	1.20
Asian	154	30.68
Black or African American	4	0.80
Hispanic/Latino	137	27.29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.20
Two or more races	11	2.19
White	189	37.65

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.49
Asian	126	30.66
Black or African American	4	0.97
Hispanic/Latino	114	27.74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.24
Two or more races	7	1.70
White	157	38.20

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.

Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.63
Asian	51	31.88
Black or African American	2	1.25
Hispanic/Latino	34	21.25
Two or more races	9	5.63
White	63	39.38

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1.23
Asian	50	30.68
Black or African American	1	0.61
Hispanic/Latino	54	33.13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.61
White	55	33.74

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1.30
Asian	52	33.77
Black or African American	2	1.30
Hispanic/Latino	36	23.38
Two or more races	2	1.30
White	60	38.96

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	47	32.19
Black or African American	1	0.69
Hispanic/Latino	44	30.14
White	54	36.99

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1.52
Asian	40	30.30
Black or African American	2	1.52
Hispanic/Latino	42	31.82
Two or more races	1	0.76
White	45	34.09

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.67
Asian	38	25.50
Hispanic/Latino	40	26.85
Two or more races	5	3.36
White	65	43.62