Is Ps 289 George V Brower a good school?

Ps 289 George V Brower ranks 1154 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 289 George V Brower?

In the 2023-24 school year, 295 students attended Ps 289 George V Brower.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 289 George V Brower?

Students at Ps 289 George V Brower are 71% African American, 19% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 289 George V Brower attend?

Students who attend Ps 289 George V Brower usually go on to attend: Middle : School Of Integrated Learning (The)

Ps 289 George V Brower

Summary:

PS 289 George V Brower is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 283 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 636 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 289 George V Brower has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade students outperformed the district and state in both ELA (52.17% proficient) and Math (69.57% proficient). However, the school's 4th and 5th grade students underperformed the district and state in both subjects. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 938 to 1662 out of over 2,400 New York elementary schools. Certain student subgroups, such as African American and Special Education students, have performed relatively well, ranking in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools in those categories. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Comparing PS 289 George V Brower to nearby schools, such as New Bridges Elementary, Ps 161 Crown (The), and Ps 138, reveals a diverse landscape, with some schools outperforming PS 289 George V Brower and others underperforming. New Bridges Elementary, for example, has a higher statewide ranking and better academic performance in both ELA and Math compared to PS 289 George V Brower. The school's fluctuating performance and the varying results of nearby institutions suggest that PS 289 George V Brower could benefit from a more stable and sustained improvement strategy to address its academic challenges and achieve more consistent and stronger results.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

900 St Marks Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213

(718) 493-3824

District: New York City Geographic District #17

SchoolDigger Rank:
1154^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $32,962

Students who attend Ps 289 George V Brower usually attend:

Middle:

School Of Integrated Learning (The)

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 295

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.2%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 289 George V Brower ranks better than 52.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 8^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #17. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.54. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (71.2%), Hispanic (19%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 289 George V Brower is 10.5, which is the 9^th best among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #17. (See more...)

Compare Ps 289 George V Brower employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 289 George V Brower is $32,962, which is the 3^rd highest among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #17.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 289 George V Brower:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 289 George V Brower 1154^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 289 George V Brower in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #17:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #17 636^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 289 George V Brower

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Rank History for all students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	23.71	1832^nd	2206	17.0%
2007	34.66	1657^th	2219	25.3%
2008	36.82	1640^th	2227	26.4%
2009	31.96	1780^th	2257	21.1%
2010	31.24	1722^nd	2263	23.9%
2011	33.26	1675^th	2286	26.7%
2012	43.58	1462^nd	2320	37.0%
2013	35.61	1534^th	2325	34.0%
2014	36.35	1560^th	2345	33.5%
2015	40.35	1439^th	2352	38.8%
2016	34.49	1618^th	2366	31.6%
2017	49.36	1195^th	2386	49.9%
2018	46.81	1289^th	2395	46.2%
2019	54.97	1038^th	2413	57.0%
2022	33.84	1662^nd	2434	31.7%
2023	59.52	938^th	2439	61.5%
2024	50.54	1154^th	2445	52.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.27	580^th	938	38.2%
2019	80.26	55^th	860	93.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.73	452^nd	1941	76.7%
2019	70.88	281^st	1859	84.9%
2022	38.96	1162^nd	2031	42.8%
2023	57.72	589^th	2016	70.8%
2024	81.79	214^th	2110	89.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	52.69	843^rd	2045	58.8%
2019	60.56	633^rd	2032	68.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.09	202^nd	730	72.3%
2019	68.62	101^st	570	82.3%
2022	47.24	284^th	622	54.3%
2023	64.10	172^nd	637	73.0%
2024	63.18	186^th	766	75.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.00	1174^th	2338	49.8%
2019	54.98	1025^th	2357	56.5%
2022	27.18	1842^nd	2401	23.3%
2023	62.00	838^th	2403	65.1%
2024	40.00	1446^th	2413	40.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.73	1393^rd	2340	40.5%
2019	53.02	1045^th	2358	55.7%
2022	43.10	1360^th	2400	43.3%
2023	54.53	1036^th	2400	56.8%
2024	58.95	917^th	2411	62.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.31	191^st	948	79.9%
2019	71.48	198^th	891	77.8%
2022	53.25	380^th	936	59.4%
2023	74.94	156^th	857	81.8%
2024	63.94	257^th	927	72.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 289 George V Brower

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	39.86	848^th	1392	39.1%
2019	73.57	237^th	1315	82.0%

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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 289 George V Brower

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	2	1032	12	45	0	n/a	n/a	1091
1990	0	1039	6	51	0	n/a	n/a	1096
1991	0	1021	0	34	1	n/a	n/a	1056
1992	3	993	12	43	1	n/a	n/a	1052
1993	2	995	14	52	9	n/a	n/a	1072
1994	5	1031	7	49	10	n/a	n/a	1102
1995	2	1007	6	34	9	n/a	n/a	1058
1996	2	1007	6	34	9	n/a	n/a	1058
1997	4	1156	6	46	7	n/a	n/a	1219
1998	3	1009	5	37	9	n/a	n/a	1063
1999	6	1030	5	41	9	n/a	n/a	1091
2000	6	1006	6	52	11	n/a	n/a	1081
2001	3	976	5	50	8	n/a	n/a	1042
2002	7	889	7	44	4	n/a	n/a	951
2003	7	889	7	44	4	n/a	n/a	951
2004	10	831	6	48	5	n/a	n/a	900
2005	12	823	4	51	3	n/a	n/a	893
2006	10	783	4	64	2	n/a	n/a	863
2007	16	735	8	73	4	n/a	n/a	836
2008	18	684	9	75	6	n/a	n/a	792
2009	6	661	9	61	3	n/a	n/a	740
2010	10	621	4	82	5	n/a	n/a	722
2011	15	538	10	85	6	0	0	654
2012	14	464	11	88	5	1	0	583
2013	6	437	7	97	4	0	2	553
2014	5	408	7	82	2	0	9	513
2015	4	355	5	70	1	0	6	441
2016	6	283	9	73	3	0	11	385
2017	6	285	19	68	3	1	11	393
2018	13	292	20	52	5	1	11	394
2019	13	254	19	60	4	1	9	360
2020	12	217	13	48	4	1	8	303
2021	10	183	10	52	4	1	7	267
2022	7	179	10	50	4	1	11	262
2023	5	189	11	63	4	1	10	283
2024	8	210	7	56	4	1	9	295

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 289 George V Brower

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1091	55.1	19.8	n/a
1990	1096	54.0	20.2	n/a
1991	1056	57.0	18.5	n/a
1992	1052	52.9	19.8	n/a
1993	1072	54.0	19.9	n/a
1994	1102	53.0	20.8	n/a
1995	1058	56.0	18.9	n/a
1996	1058	56.0	18.9	n/a
1997	1219	52.2	23.4	91.9
1998	1063	44.0	24.2	56.7
1999	1091	38.1	28.6	65.4
2000	1081	31.1	34.8	82.4
2001	1042	28.1	37.1	85.7
2002	951	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	951	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	900	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	893	64.2	13.9	0
2006	863	66.0	13.1	91.8
2007	836	70.0	11.9	85.9
2008	792	58.5	13.5	93.2
2009	740	65.0	11.4	89.6
2010	722	61.0	11.8	n/a
2011	654	58.1	11.2	75.8
2012	583	49.0	11.8	75.6
2013	553	42.0	13.1	76.3
2014	513	35.0	14.6	94.2
2015	441	34.0	12.9	76.2
2016	385	34.0	11.3	71.7
2017	393	33.9	11.5	69.7
2018	394	32.0	12.3	80.5
2019	360	31.0	11.5	80
2020	303	28.0	10.8	85.1
2021	267	25.7	10.3	91.4
2022	262	24.5	10.6	87
2023	283	24.0	11.7	88
2024	295	28.0	10.5	91.5

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 289 George V Brower

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1091	55.1	19.8	n/a
1990	1096	54.0	20.2	n/a
1991	1056	57.0	18.5	n/a
1992	1052	52.9	19.8	n/a
1993	1072	54.0	19.9	n/a
1994	1102	53.0	20.8	n/a
1995	1058	56.0	18.9	n/a
1996	1058	56.0	18.9	n/a
1997	1219	52.2	23.4	91.9
1998	1063	44.0	24.2	56.7
1999	1091	38.1	28.6	65.4
2000	1081	31.1	34.8	82.4
2001	1042	28.1	37.1	85.7
2002	951	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	951	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	900	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	893	64.2	13.9	0
2006	863	66.0	13.1	91.8
2007	836	70.0	11.9	85.9
2008	792	58.5	13.5	93.2
2009	740	65.0	11.4	89.6
2010	722	61.0	11.8	n/a
2011	654	58.1	11.2	75.8
2012	583	49.0	11.8	75.6
2013	553	42.0	13.1	76.3
2014	513	35.0	14.6	94.2
2015	441	34.0	12.9	76.2
2016	385	34.0	11.3	71.7
2017	393	33.9	11.5	69.7
2018	394	32.0	12.3	80.5
2019	360	31.0	11.5	80
2020	303	28.0	10.8	85.1
2021	267	25.7	10.3	91.4
2022	262	24.5	10.6	87
2023	283	24.0	11.7	88
2024	295	28.0	10.5	91.5

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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