Is Ps 270 Johann Dekalb a good school?

Ps 270 Johann Dekalb ranks in the bottom 0.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 270 Johann Dekalb?

In the 2023-24 school year, 122 students attended Ps 270 Johann Dekalb.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 270 Johann Dekalb?

Students at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb are 47% African American, 25% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander.

Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

Summary:

PS 270 Johann Dekalb is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 96 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #13, which is ranked 624 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 270 Johann Dekalb has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 1,572 and 2,426 out of around 2,400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages, with only 0% of 3rd graders, 28.57% of 4th graders, and 0% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 60.08%, 59.36%, and 53.95%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates for PS 270 Johann Dekalb were also low, ranging from 7.69% for 5th graders to 16.67% for 4th graders, compared to the district averages of 47.66% to 60.4%. The school's performance on science assessments is also concerning, with 0% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district average of 37.29%.

The nearby schools, such as PS 20 Clinton Hill, PS 3 Bedford Village, PS 256 Benjamin Banneker, and PS 56 Lewis H Latimer, generally perform much better academically than PS 270 Johann Dekalb, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, as well as higher overall rankings within the state. For example, PS 20 Clinton Hill, which is just 0.53 miles away, ranked in the top 20% of New York elementary schools and had proficiency rates ranging from 49.06% to 78.48% across the tested subjects and grade levels.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

241 Emerson Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11205

(718) 623-5280

District: New York City Geographic District #13

SchoolDigger Rank:
2426^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $37,773

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 122

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.7%

Hispanic:

25.4%

White:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 270 Johann Dekalb ranks worse than 99.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 18 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.73. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (46.7%), Hispanic (25.4%), White (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb is 10.1, which is the 7^th best among 18 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13. (See more...)

Compare Ps 270 Johann Dekalb employs 12 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb is $37,773, which is the highest among 18 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 270 Johann Dekalb:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 270 Johann Dekalb 2426^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 270 Johann Dekalb in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #13:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #13 624^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

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Rank History for all students at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	64.94	937^th	2206	57.5%
2007	25.83	1775^th	2219	20.0%
2008	71.88	654^th	2227	70.6%
2009	75.95	452^nd	2257	80.0%
2010	76.77	462^nd	2263	79.6%
2011	75.99	510^th	2286	77.7%
2012	18.80	1981^st	2320	14.6%
2013	15.26	2088^th	2325	10.2%
2014	14.66	2105^th	2345	10.2%
2015	8.82	2262^nd	2352	3.8%
2016	12.10	2188^th	2366	7.5%
2017	35.21	1572^nd	2386	34.1%
2018	20.81	2026^th	2395	15.4%
2019	16.88	2088^th	2413	13.5%
2022	25.68	1889^th	2434	22.4%
2023	4.83	2409^th	2439	1.2%
2024	4.73	2426^th	2445	0.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	15.41	1901^st	2032	6.4%
2023	10.49	1988^th	2041	2.6%
2024	8.81	2043^rd	2078	1.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.97	1852^nd	2357	21.4%
2024	3.59	2408^th	2413	0.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	17.32	2060^th	2358	12.6%
2024	3.96	2401^st	2411	0.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	39.07	576^th	948	39.2%
2019	28.37	659^th	891	26.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	2	518	4	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
1990	1	510	3	119	1	n/a	n/a	0	634
1991	4	474	2	116	0	n/a	n/a	40	636
1992	0	487	4	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
1993	2	502	1	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	606
1994	4	473	1	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
1995	2	510	2	122	2	n/a	n/a	0	638
1996	2	510	2	122	2	n/a	n/a	0	638
1997	2	489	2	119	1	n/a	n/a	0	613
1998	5	480	8	128	2	n/a	n/a	0	623
1999	7	472	7	135	2	n/a	n/a	0	623
2000	9	415	2	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
2001	14	359	3	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
2002	7	266	4	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	369
2003	7	266	4	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	369
2004	7	270	1	86	1	n/a	n/a	0	365
2005	3	206	0	73	1	n/a	n/a	0	283
2006	5	209	0	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	297
2007	3	220	0	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	303
2008	3	198	1	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	268
2009	5	194	2	46	2	n/a	n/a	0	249
2010	10	190	4	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
2011	6	174	4	40	0	0	0	0	224
2012	7	147	5	43	0	2	0	0	204
2013	4	142	5	41	1	2	0	0	195
2014	7	104	8	40	1	0	1	0	161
2015	5	108	6	32	0	0	1	0	152
2016	3	99	6	35	0	0	2	0	145
2017	1	96	4	31	1	2	1	0	136
2018	1	81	2	27	0	3	1	0	115
2019	1	74	2	32	0	2	2	0	113
2020	1	56	2	32	0	5	1	0	97
2021	1	58	2	28	0	5	0	0	94
2022	0	61	5	32	0	5	0	0	103
2023	5	53	6	27	0	5	0	0	96
2024	21	57	7	31	0	6	0	0	122

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	643	28.9	22.2	n/a
1990	634	23.8	26.6	n/a
1991	636	25.3	25.1	n/a
1992	616	28.3	21.7	n/a
1993	606	30.5	19.9	n/a
1994	590	30.2	19.5	n/a
1995	638	33.3	19.2	n/a
1996	638	33.3	19.2	n/a
1997	613	35.3	17.4	92
1998	623	34.4	18.1	88.8
1999	623	37.0	16.8	86.8
2000	537	34.8	15.4	79.1
2001	489	30.0	16.3	94.3
2002	369	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	369	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	365	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	283	n/a	n/a	0
2006	297	23.0	12.9	91.9
2007	303	23.0	13.2	88.1
2008	268	24.5	10.9	94.8
2009	249	20.0	12.5	96
2010	253	17.0	14.8	n/a
2011	224	19.0	11.7	91.5
2012	204	17.0	12.0	86.3
2013	195	12.0	16.2	81.5
2014	161	12.0	13.4	82
2015	152	16.0	9.5	90.8
2016	145	13.0	11.1	95.2
2017	136	11.9	11.3	93.4
2018	115	13.0	8.8	87
2019	113	14.0	8.0	85.8
2020	97	12.0	8.0	94.8
2021	94	11.3	8.2	91.5
2022	103	10.2	10.0	88.3
2023	96	10.0	9.5	85.4
2024	122	12.0	10.1	69.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 270 Johann Dekalb

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	643	28.9	22.2	n/a
1990	634	23.8	26.6	n/a
1991	636	25.3	25.1	n/a
1992	616	28.3	21.7	n/a
1993	606	30.5	19.9	n/a
1994	590	30.2	19.5	n/a
1995	638	33.3	19.2	n/a
1996	638	33.3	19.2	n/a
1997	613	35.3	17.4	92
1998	623	34.4	18.1	88.8
1999	623	37.0	16.8	86.8
2000	537	34.8	15.4	79.1
2001	489	30.0	16.3	94.3
2002	369	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	369	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	365	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	283	n/a	n/a	0
2006	297	23.0	12.9	91.9
2007	303	23.0	13.2	88.1
2008	268	24.5	10.9	94.8
2009	249	20.0	12.5	96
2010	253	17.0	14.8	n/a
2011	224	19.0	11.7	91.5
2012	204	17.0	12.0	86.3
2013	195	12.0	16.2	81.5
2014	161	12.0	13.4	82
2015	152	16.0	9.5	90.8
2016	145	13.0	11.1	95.2
2017	136	11.9	11.3	93.4
2018	115	13.0	8.8	87
2019	113	14.0	8.0	85.8
2020	97	12.0	8.0	94.8
2021	94	11.3	8.2	91.5
2022	103	10.2	10.0	88.3
2023	96	10.0	9.5	85.4
2024	122	12.0	10.1	69.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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