Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 5

PS 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School, Brooklyn, NY

CEP schoolPS 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School is a public elementary school in Brooklyn, part of New York City Geographic District #16. It enrolled 155 students in 2024-25, with 12.9 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "PS 262 EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL".

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 155
Teachers (FTE): 12.0
Students per teacher: 12.9
Grades: PK to 5

This school's ratio is 2.2 higher than the district figure of 10.7. The New York average across schools is 11.4. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school12.9

District10.7

New York11.4

United States15.3

School details

Address: 500 Macon St, Brooklyn, NY 11233
Phone: (718)453-0780
District: New York City Geographic District #16
County: Kings County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Large
NCES school ID: 360009402779

Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 129
Reduced-price lunch: 4
Free or reduced-price lunch: 13385.8% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in New York City Geographic District #16

PS 40 George W Carver 465 students
PS 21 Crispus Attucks 430 students
Brooklyn Brownstone School 352 students
PS 5 Dr Ronald McNair 218 students
PS 26 Jesse Owens 214 students
Brighter Choice Community School 200 students
PS 243 Weeksville School (The) 199 students
PS 308 Clara Cardwell 197 students
PS 309 George E Wibecan Preparatory Academy (The) 194 students
PS 81 Thaddeus Stevens 182 students
PS 335 Granville T Woods 170 students
PS 25 Eubie Blake School 49 students

Elementary schools elsewhere in Brooklyn

PS 206 Joseph F Lamb New York City Geographic District #22
PS 321 William Penn New York City Geographic District #15
PS 200 Benson School New York City Geographic District #20
PS 105 Blythebourne (The) New York City Geographic District #20
PS 229 Dyker New York City Geographic District #20
PS 101 Verrazano (The) New York City Geographic District #21
PS 205 Clarion New York City Geographic District #20
PS 102 Bayview (The) New York City Geographic District #20
PS 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) New York City Geographic District #22
PS 225 Eileen E Zaglin (The) New York City Geographic District #21
PS 176 Ovington New York City Geographic District #20
Ps/Is 104 Fort Hamilton School (The) New York City Geographic District #20

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.