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New York City Geographic District #19 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 39 public elementary schools serving 14,140 students in New York City Geographic District #19 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New York.
Public Elementary Schools in New York City Geographic District #19 School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the New York public elementary school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
52 Schools
3,684 Schools
# Students
18,470 Students
1,760,362 Students
# Teachers
1,686 Teachers
151,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #19 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has increased from 63% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#398 out of 788 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
62%
Graduation Rate
79%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.72
# American Indian Students
296 Students
13,510 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
1,524 Students
172,217 Students
% Asian Students
8%
10%
# Hispanic Students
8,722 Students
516,527 Students
% Hispanic Students
47%
29%
# Black Students
7,345 Students
293,377 Students
% Black Students
40%
17%
# White Students
348 Students
701,079 Students
% White Students
2%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
98 Students
4,063 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
137 Students
59,143 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1,040
54,907
# Students in K Grade:
1,305
172,102
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,240
175,866
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,245
179,876
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,276
179,592
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,355
182,761
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,386
184,189
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,361
186,528
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,368
164,492
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,476
164,921
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,579
23,919
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,374
22,793
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,292
20,701
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,114
20,324
# Ungraded Students:
59
27,391
Best New York City Geographic District #19 School District Public Elementary Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Academy For Young Writers
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1065 Elton St
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 688-7230
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 688-7230
Grades: 6-12
| 528 students
Rank: #22.
Ps 108 Sal Abbracciamento
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
200 Linwood St
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 277-7010
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 277-7010
Grades: PK-5
| 780 students
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Ps 149 Danny Kaye
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
700 Sutter Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 688-7620
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 688-7620
Grades: PK-5
| 480 students
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Spring Creek Community School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1065 Elton St
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 688-7200
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 688-7200
Grades: 6-12
| 502 students
Rank: #55.
Ps 13 Roberto Clemente
(Math: <50% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
557 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 498-3717
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 498-3717
Grades: PK-5
| 365 students
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Ps 214 Michael Friedsam
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2944 Pitkin Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-1740
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-1740
Grades: PK-5
| 768 students
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
135 Schenck Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 647-1113
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 647-1113
Grades: PK-5
| 366 students
Rank: #88.
East New York Family Academy
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
760 Van Siclen Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 498-5240
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 498-5240
Grades: 6-12
| 610 students
Rank: #99.
Van Siclen Community Middle School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
800 Van Siclen Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 927-4701
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 927-4701
Grades: 6-8
| 234 students
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Is 171 Abraham Lincoln
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
528 Ridgewood Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-0111
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-0111
Grades: 6-8
| 309 students
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Legacy School Of The Arts
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
590 Sheffield Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(929) 397-2967
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(929) 397-2967
Grades: 6-8
| 154 students
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
School Of The Future Brooklyn
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
574 Dumont Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 345-5190
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 345-5190
Grades: 6-8
| 103 students
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
East New York Elementary School Of Excellence
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
605 Shepherd Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 272-6075
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 272-6075
Grades: PK-5
| 426 students
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Is 364 Gateway
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1426 Freeport Loop
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 642-3007
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 642-3007
Grades: 6-8
| 190 students
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Liberty Avenue Middle School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
350 Linwood St
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-1301
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-1301
Grades: 6-9
| 488 students
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Ps 306 Ethan Allen
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
970 Vermont St
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 649-3155
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 649-3155
Grades: PK-5
| 257 students
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Ps 328 Phyllis Wheatley
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
330 Alabama Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 345-9393
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 345-9393
Grades: PK-5
| 276 students
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Ps 89 Cypress Hills
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
265 Warwick St
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 964-1180
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 964-1180
Grades: PK-8
| 456 students
Rank: #1919.
Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2781 Pitkin Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 277-4828
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 277-4828
Grades: PK-5
| 629 students
Rank: #2020.
Jhs 292 Margaret S Douglas
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
301 Vermont St
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 498-6562
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 498-6562
Grades: 6-8
| 406 students
Rank: #2121.
Ps 65
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
696 Jamaica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 235-2223
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 235-2223
Grades: PK-5
| 476 students
Rank: #2222.
Ps 273 Wortman
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
923 Jerome St
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 649-5739
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 649-5739
Grades: PK-5
| 304 students
Rank: #2323.
Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
755 Wortman Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 235-3600
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 235-3600
Grades: PK-5
| 253 students
Rank: #2424.
Ps 190 Sheffield
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39% )
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
590 Sheffield Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 346-8780
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 346-8780
Grades: PK-5
| 136 students
Rank: #2525.
East New York Middle School Of Excellence
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
605 Shepherd Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 257-4061
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 257-4061
Grades: 6-8
| 242 students
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Highland Park Community School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
528 Ridgewood Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 235-1785
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 235-1785
Grades: 6-8
| 291 students
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Ps 158 Warwick
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
400 Ashford St
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 277-6116
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 277-6116
Grades: PK-5
| 429 students
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Fresh Creek School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34% )
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
875 Williams Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 272-1843
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 272-1843
Grades: PK-5
| 148 students
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Ps 202 Ernest S Jenkyns
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34% )
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
982 Hegeman Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 649-7880
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 649-7880
Grades: PK-5
| 253 students
Rank: #3030.
Ps 346 Abe Stark
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1400 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 642-3000
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 642-3000
Grades: PK-5
| 434 students
Rank: #3131.
Ps 7 Abraham Lincoln
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
858 Jamaica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-3600
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-3600
Grades: PK-5
| 663 students
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
574 Dumont Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 495-7012
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 495-7012
Grades: PK-5
| 278 students
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Frederick Douglass Viii Middle School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1400 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 348-2465
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 348-2465
Grades: 6-8
| 225 students
Rank: #3434.
Vista Academy
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
350 Linwood St
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-0913
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-0913
Grades: 6-8
| 437 students
Rank: #3535.
Jhs 218 James P Sinnott
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
370 Fountain Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-9050
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-9050
Grades: 6-8
| 297 students
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