New YorkSchoolsPS 262 EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PS 262 EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
BROOKLYN, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students160
Student:Teacher13.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch86%
Title INo

Neighbourhood — who lives here

Median Household Income
2019-2023
$71,382
US median $74,580
Poverty Rate
2019-2023
17%
US avg 12.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
2019-2023
46%
US avg 35%
Unemployment Rate
2019-2023
8.0%
US avg 3.5%
Median Gross Rent
2019-2023
$2,214
Rent Burden (30%+ of income)
2019-2023
66%
US avg ~30%
Foreign-Born Residents
2019-2023
14%
US avg 13.7%
Single-Parent Households
2019-2023
19%
US avg ~26%

Environment & safety around the school

Toxic Release Sites (1 mi)
2024
2
Worth investigating
Toxic Release Sites (5 mi)
2024
150
Nearest Brownfield
<1 mile
0.4:1
1 HUNTERFLY PLACE
Nearest Superfund Site
1.6:1
WOLFF ALPORT CHEMICAL COMPANY
Water: Health Violations (10yr)
3
CORNER STONE COURT
Water: Acute Violations (10yr)
0
Last: 2025-01-01
Air Quality: PM2.5
0.8 mi
8.4:1
EPA std 9 μg/m³
Served by
N/A
CORNER STONE COURT

Neighbourhood demographics are for the census tract containing the school and may not reflect the student body exactly (students can live in adjacent tracts). Environmental proximity is informational — none of these metrics mean the school itself is unsafe. Sources: US Census ACS 5-year, EPA Superfund NPL, EPA TRI, EPA Brownfields, EPA SDWIS, EPA AQS.