Is Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills a good school?

Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills ranks 716 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills?

In the 2023-24 school year, 591 students attended Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills?

Students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills are 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Summary:

Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 610 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #15, which is ranked 394 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 501 to 890 out of over 2,300 New York elementary schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance on state assessments was generally above the New York City District #15 average, but below the statewide average in some subjects and grade levels. The school's performance for Asian and White students is stronger than for African American and Hispanic students, and the school's performance for special education and economically disadvantaged students is relatively weaker. Nearby schools, such as Ps 58 Carroll (The) and Ps 29 John M Harrigan, generally outperform Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills on academic measures.

Several charter schools in the vicinity, such as Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2, have consistently outperformed Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills and the surrounding district schools on academic measures, with many ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools. To address these challenges, the school and district may consider reviewing the school's curriculum, implementing targeted interventions for underperforming student subgroups, and exploring opportunities to collaborate with high-performing nearby schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

314 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 330-9275

District: New York City Geographic District #15

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,808

Student/teacher ratio: 13.4

Number of students: 591

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Hispanic:

19.3%

African American:

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills ranks better than 70.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 14^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #15. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.59. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (48.9%), Hispanic (19.3%), African American (15.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills is 13.4. 16 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #15 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills employs 44 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills is $17,808. 18 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #15 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills 716^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #15:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #15 394^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	37.72	1602^nd	2206	27.4%
2007	48.02	1392^nd	2219	37.3%
2008	41.84	1539^th	2227	30.9%
2009	56.37	1210^th	2257	46.4%
2010	59.68	1031^st	2263	54.4%
2011	55.61	1125^th	2286	50.8%
2012	49.65	1331^st	2320	42.6%
2013	56.17	944^th	2325	59.4%
2014	67.51	696^th	2345	70.3%
2015	76.13	501^st	2352	78.7%
2016	70.07	650^th	2366	72.5%
2017	62.38	855^th	2386	64.2%
2018	62.12	890^th	2395	62.8%
2019	65.44	776^th	2413	67.8%
2021	66.46	688^th	2201	68.7%
2022	63.69	821^st	2434	66.3%
2023	73.03	606^th	2439	75.2%
2024	67.59	716^th	2445	70.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.87	1452^nd	1941	25.2%
2022	58.14	570^th	2031	71.9%
2024	32.04	1459^th	2110	30.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.29	1108^th	2045	45.8%
2019	55.21	741^st	2032	63.5%
2021	65.27	444^th	1678	73.5%
2022	47.42	980^th	2099	53.3%
2023	44.32	1063^rd	2041	47.9%
2024	36.60	1304^th	2078	37.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.79	926^th	2338	60.4%
2019	58.48	929^th	2357	60.6%
2021	63.06	672^nd	1955	65.6%
2022	66.12	732^nd	2401	69.5%
2023	69.98	640^th	2403	73.4%
2024	62.91	794^th	2413	67.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.95	876^th	2340	62.6%
2019	68.69	655^th	2358	72.2%
2021	67.38	584^th	1961	70.2%
2022	58.83	925^th	2400	61.5%
2023	71.78	593^rd	2400	75.3%
2024	71.16	585^th	2411	75.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	45.43	422^nd	671	37.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.86	205^th	948	78.4%
2019	50.93	359^th	891	59.7%
2022	34.24	624^th	936	33.3%
2023	53.08	350^th	857	59.2%
2024	38.44	550^th	927	40.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.34	1023^rd	1392	26.5%
2019	44.36	685^th	1315	47.9%
2022	83.63	150^th	1503	90.0%
2023	60.09	469^th	1429	67.2%
2024	47.85	719^th	1531	53.0%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.32	495^th	1408	64.8%
2019	77.63	278^th	1338	79.2%
2021	45.55	712^th	1224	41.8%
2022	53.39	648^th	1399	53.7%
2023	73.00	355^th	1337	73.4%
2024	72.91	324^th	1392	76.7%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Friday, February 5, 2016

Simply put, our family could not be more happy with PS261. We transferred to the school in 1st grade and it's been a great experience. Office staff is organized and efficient, her teachers have been great and are inspiring her as a reader, mathematician and scientist, linguist and artist. PTA is super welcoming and there are so many ways to get involved with the school. We're super thankful to have gotten our daughter into this school, outside our school zone and district. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, October 21, 2011

I went to this school, it is okay. it's just that the teachers, don't really teach you anything in 4th grade they play around too much. When I say they play around to much I mean they celebrate stuff for nothing, and in 4th grade you have to do a lot of outside work such as buy work books and stuff, to increase your knowledge, because like I said celebrate to much , I know they try to make school fun but sometimes you gotta get real, and REALLY teach But sometimes it just depends on the teacher you have. my 5th grade teacher was good I needed no outside work. But some of my friends say they barely got any homework and if they did it took them about 7 minutes to finish. The Kids there are something else, they say that they don't believe in bullying but when you come to the principal with a problem she doesn't solve it. I don't know maybe it was just the year I was there, but the kids weren't really that nice at least not to me. The Arts that they have in the school are pretty good they, have chorus only availible to 4th and 5th grade they have band only avalible to 4th and 5th grade. But they have other arts besides that your child would go to on a daily basis such as, art, music, dance, gym and more. ps.261 has a very good afterschool program, all the voulenteers are very involved and really put a lot of work into there job. Over All ps.261 is a o.k school I wouldn't say its the greatest, but it is an ok school Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	184	160	2	354	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1990	185	146	3	348	3	n/a	n/a	0	685
1991	200	146	5	358	2	n/a	n/a	35	746
1992	235	146	14	334	1	n/a	n/a	0	730
1993	247	136	40	323	2	n/a	n/a	0	748
1994	289	172	43	327	2	n/a	n/a	0	833
1995	305	146	42	286	3	n/a	n/a	0	782
1996	305	146	42	286	3	n/a	n/a	0	782
1997	299	175	39	280	2	n/a	n/a	0	795
1998	319	221	43	280	1	n/a	n/a	0	864
1999	311	218	43	248	5	n/a	n/a	0	825
2000	268	249	36	243	7	n/a	n/a	0	803
2001	242	286	27	237	5	n/a	n/a	0	797
2002	199	283	24	208	5	n/a	n/a	0	719
2003	199	283	24	208	5	n/a	n/a	0	719
2004	214	315	27	190	4	n/a	n/a	0	750
2005	214	347	30	189	5	n/a	n/a	0	785
2006	227	332	30	182	3	n/a	n/a	0	774
2007	238	334	44	177	3	n/a	n/a	0	796
2008	236	330	41	190	3	n/a	n/a	0	800
2009	268	313	41	201	1	n/a	n/a	0	824
2010	315	269	40	192	0	n/a	n/a	0	816
2011	304	260	39	217	1	0	0	0	821
2012	300	242	62	218	0	0	0	0	822
2013	297	239	52	211	1	1	26	0	827
2014	312	214	46	207	2	0	25	0	806
2015	304	212	47	181	1	0	33	0	778
2016	307	230	42	175	1	0	41	0	796
2017	312	202	47	163	1	5	38	0	768
2018	363	183	56	149	2	6	44	0	803
2019	377	162	52	148	0	8	42	0	789
2020	369	150	44	141	2	7	64	0	777
2021	326	128	41	129	2	0	60	0	686
2022	289	116	38	110	1	0	58	0	612
2023	292	101	39	116	1	0	61	0	610
2024	289	94	33	114	2	0	58	1	591

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 261 Zipporiah Mills

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	700	41.9	16.7	n/a
1990	685	43.9	15.6	n/a
1991	746	42.9	17.3	n/a
1992	730	39.9	18.2	n/a
1993	748	41.1	18.2	n/a
1994	833	39.0	21.4	n/a
1995	782	43.0	18.2	n/a
1996	782	43.0	18.2	n/a
1997	795	46.0	17.3	53.7
1998	864	47.0	18.4	49.8
1999	825	43.3	19.1	41.5
2000	803	46.0	17.5	52.4
2001	797	n/a	0.0	55.8
2002	719	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	719	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	750	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	785	52.2	15.0	0
2006	774	53.0	14.6	48.4
2007	796	59.0	13.5	61.4
2008	800	59.7	13.4	63.3
2009	824	62.0	13.3	62.9
2010	816	62.0	13.1	n/a
2011	821	59.3	13.8	46.5
2012	822	56.0	14.6	43.2
2013	827	53.0	15.6	41.4
2014	806	56.0	14.3	42.4
2015	778	57.0	13.6	40.7
2016	796	52.0	15.3	39.6
2017	768	55.9	13.7	40
2018	803	57.0	14.0	36.2
2019	789	53.0	14.8	34.7
2020	777	52.0	14.9	35
2021	686	48.0	14.2	34.3
2022	612	52.0	11.7	32.7
2023	610	47.4	12.8	33.4
2024	591	44.0	13.4	31.3

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 261 Zipporiah Mills

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	700	41.9	16.7	n/a
1990	685	43.9	15.6	n/a
1991	746	42.9	17.3	n/a
1992	730	39.9	18.2	n/a
1993	748	41.1	18.2	n/a
1994	833	39.0	21.4	n/a
1995	782	43.0	18.2	n/a
1996	782	43.0	18.2	n/a
1997	795	46.0	17.3	53.7
1998	864	47.0	18.4	49.8
1999	825	43.3	19.1	41.5
2000	803	46.0	17.5	52.4
2001	797	n/a	0.0	55.8
2002	719	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	719	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	750	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	785	52.2	15.0	0
2006	774	53.0	14.6	48.4
2007	796	59.0	13.5	61.4
2008	800	59.7	13.4	63.3
2009	824	62.0	13.3	62.9
2010	816	62.0	13.1	n/a
2011	821	59.3	13.8	46.5
2012	822	56.0	14.6	43.2
2013	827	53.0	15.6	41.4
2014	806	56.0	14.3	42.4
2015	778	57.0	13.6	40.7
2016	796	52.0	15.3	39.6
2017	768	55.9	13.7	40
2018	803	57.0	14.0	36.2
2019	789	53.0	14.8	34.7
2020	777	52.0	14.9	35
2021	686	48.0	14.2	34.3
2022	612	52.0	11.7	32.7
2023	610	47.4	12.8	33.4
2024	591	44.0	13.4	31.3

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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