Windsor Terrace School (the), Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Windsor Terrace School (the)

The Windsor Terrace School is a small public elementary school in Brooklyn serving kindergarten through fifth grade, located on 11th Avenue in the 11215 zip code. The school enrolls a mix of roughly two-thirds white students alongside substantial shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial families, with a relatively low share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a neighborhood with moderate to higher family incomes. The enrollment is small, under a few hundred across six grades, which creates an intimate setting where students and staff are likely to know one another well.

Academic performance at Windsor Terrace is strong. On state assessments for 2024-25, students performed well in math, with proficiency well above typical levels by third grade, declining somewhat in grades four and five but remaining in the solid range. English language arts proficiency is also strong at third grade and fourth grade, though notably lower in fifth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade and the available social studies data (from 2009-10) show proficiency in the mid-range. Across the tested grades and subjects, the school's proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other schools in Kings County, a meaningful distinction in a county encompassing all of Brooklyn and Queens.

The school sits in the Windsor Terrace neighborhood, which is part of Park Slope and Prospect Heights, a densely built Brooklyn area with high walkability, strong retail and restaurant infrastructure, easy transit access, and proximity to Prospect Park. The neighborhood is undergoing substantial residential growth and change. Housing values are high and have appreciated over the past year; rents have also risen. The broader context of District 15 includes two major recent developments: elimination of academic screening for middle school admissions in favor of a lottery system reserving seats for low-income students and English learners, which took effect around 2019-2020, and ongoing elementary school rezoning proposals for 2025 that could substantially alter which schools families can access by address. A parent considering the neighborhood or school should review the district's active rezoning discussions, as proposed changes to kindergarten enrollment caps at popular schools like P.S. 29 and P.S. 58 could affect future admissions even if Windsor Terrace itself is not directly part of those proposals.

The school operates within the public system as a regular public school without charter or magnet designation. No recent trends in enrollment or staffing data were provided, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, staff retention, and any planned changes. The data does not include information on English learner or special education enrollment rates, program diversity beyond core academics, or school climate measures, all topics worth exploring directly with the school to get a fuller picture of the peer environment and support systems.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 395%

School 95% · District 73% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 70% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 584%

School 84% · District 68% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 390%

School 90% · District 71% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 70% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 69% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 58% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 576%

School 76% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income82%Higher-income91%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income43%Higher-income86%43 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income76%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income82%Higher-income97%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income57%Higher-income84%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income91%41 pp gap