Is Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff a good school?

Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff ranks in the bottom 17.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff?

In the 2023-24 school year, 261 students attended Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff?

Students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff are 60% African American, 33% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff attend?

Students who attend Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff usually go on to attend: Middle : Van Siclen Community Middle School

Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Summary:

PS 224 Hale A Woodruff is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 282 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 745 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 224 Hale A Woodruff consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with its students performing significantly below the district and state averages on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 18.92% in 3rd grade to 27.78% in 4th and 5th grades, compared to the district averages of 32.92% to 40.64% and the state average of 42.6% to 47.05%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools. However, the school's special education students perform relatively better, ranking in the top third of New York elementary schools in 2021-2022.

While PS 224 Hale A Woodruff has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11 to 13.4 students per teacher in recent years, the school's academic performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in proficiency rates. This suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that have not been effectively addressed, and more comprehensive interventions may be needed to drive meaningful improvements in student learning. Nearby schools, such as PS 202 Ernest S Jenkyns, East New York Elementary School of Excellence, PS 273 Wortman, and PS 214 Michael Friedsam, also serve predominantly low-income student populations and have academic performance that is generally below the district and state averages, but some of these nearby schools perform significantly better than PS 224 Hale A Woodruff.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

757 Wortman Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208-5599

(718) 235-3600

District: New York City Geographic District #19

SchoolDigger Rank:
2017^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,296

Students who attend Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff usually attend:

Middle:

Van Siclen Community Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 261

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.8%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Asian:

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff ranks worse than 82.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 15^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #19. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.65. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (59.8%), Hispanic (33%), Asian (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff is 11.4, which is the 5^th best among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #19. (See more...)

Compare Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff employs 22.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff is $29,296, which is the 4^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #19.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff 2017^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #19:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #19 745^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

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Rank History for all students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.84	2057^th	2206	6.8%
2007	10.64	2046^th	2219	7.8%
2008	4.50	2171^st	2227	2.5%
2009	10.53	2132^nd	2257	5.5%
2010	15.28	2027^th	2263	10.4%
2011	13.98	2058^th	2286	10.0%
2012	9.65	2164^th	2320	6.7%
2013	12.82	2156^th	2325	7.3%
2014	12.62	2152^nd	2345	8.2%
2015	14.81	2098^th	2352	10.8%
2016	9.91	2237^th	2366	5.5%
2017	6.03	2349^th	2386	1.6%
2018	9.47	2270^th	2395	5.2%
2019	7.46	2341^st	2413	3.0%
2021	18.45	1882^nd	2201	14.5%
2022	22.47	1976^th	2434	18.8%
2023	23.85	1925^th	2439	21.1%
2024	21.65	2017^th	2445	17.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.25	836^th	938	10.9%
2019	28.63	707^th	860	17.8%
2024	22.80	981^st	1066	8.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.53	1547^th	1941	20.3%
2019	36.26	1093^rd	1859	41.2%
2022	60.03	531^st	2031	73.9%
2023	51.11	749^th	2016	62.8%
2024	52.93	728^th	2110	65.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	30.34	1542^nd	2099	26.5%
2023	24.74	1654^th	2041	19.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	26.79	617^th	730	15.5%
2019	12.50	557^th	570	2.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.57	2220^th	2338	5.0%
2019	6.48	2321^st	2357	1.5%
2022	27.38	1838^th	2401	23.4%
2023	30.26	1730^th	2403	28.0%
2024	16.10	2186^th	2413	9.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.22	2220^th	2340	5.1%
2019	11.00	2234^th	2358	5.3%
2022	20.50	2040^th	2400	15.0%
2023	20.53	2006^th	2400	16.4%
2024	30.22	1740^th	2411	27.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.25	754^th	948	20.5%
2019	20.13	777^th	891	12.8%
2022	36.66	588^th	936	37.2%
2023	44.33	448^th	857	47.7%
2024	39.79	542^nd	927	41.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	13.11	1326^th	1392	4.7%

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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

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Enrollment information for Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	5	673	3	169	1	n/a	n/a	0	851
1990	3	711	4	188	0	n/a	n/a	0	906
1991	5	670	1	156	0	n/a	n/a	72	904
1992	2	726	2	155	1	n/a	n/a	0	886
1993	1	723	3	153	1	n/a	n/a	0	881
1994	2	704	3	157	1	n/a	n/a	0	867
1995	3	667	1	137	3	n/a	n/a	0	811
1996	3	667	1	137	3	n/a	n/a	0	811
1997	4	659	5	167	4	n/a	n/a	0	839
1998	3	671	5	207	1	n/a	n/a	0	887
1999	4	683	4	218	1	n/a	n/a	0	910
2000	5	574	3	188	4	n/a	n/a	0	774
2001	3	533	4	193	3	n/a	n/a	0	736
2002	2	639	32	234	5	n/a	n/a	0	912
2003	2	639	32	234	5	n/a	n/a	0	912
2004	3	613	33	230	7	n/a	n/a	0	886
2005	6	597	24	198	6	n/a	n/a	0	831
2006	8	646	20	210	8	n/a	n/a	0	892
2007	11	622	22	210	3	n/a	n/a	0	868
2008	9	635	23	200	3	n/a	n/a	0	870
2009	8	618	21	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	837
2010	5	621	15	215	0	n/a	n/a	0	856
2011	6	613	11	217	2	0	0	0	849
2012	7	627	9	209	1	1	1	0	855
2013	5	501	7	168	4	2	1	0	688
2014	7	428	9	138	3	0	1	0	586
2015	9	361	12	128	3	0	1	0	514
2016	9	326	12	148	5	0	0	0	500
2017	6	268	8	129	3	3	2	0	419
2018	3	266	5	130	5	3	3	0	415
2019	6	241	2	132	4	2	1	0	388
2020	4	203	5	116	6	4	1	0	339
2021	2	147	7	106	7	5	2	0	276
2022	3	161	3	79	4	2	1	0	253
2023	4	176	7	89	3	2	1	0	282
2024	4	156	11	86	3	1	0	0	261

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	851	41.9	20.3	n/a
1990	906	50.9	17.7	n/a
1991	904	51.9	17.4	n/a
1992	886	47.9	18.4	n/a
1993	881	50.1	17.6	n/a
1994	867	49.1	17.7	n/a
1995	811	46.7	17.4	n/a
1996	811	46.7	17.4	n/a
1997	839	45.1	18.6	87.1
1998	887	50.0	17.7	87.3
1999	910	57.0	16.0	85.1
2000	774	61.0	12.7	95.5
2001	736	52.2	14.1	91.2
2002	912	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	912	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	886	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	831	n/a	n/a	0
2006	892	61.0	14.6	94.6
2007	868	61.0	14.2	97.2
2008	870	66.5	13.1	94.6
2009	837	64.7	12.9	94.5
2010	856	57.5	14.8	n/a
2011	849	59.3	14.3	88.9
2012	855	55.0	15.5	85.4
2013	688	45.4	15.1	92.3
2014	586	36.0	16.2	84.6
2015	514	38.0	13.5	94.4
2016	500	32.0	15.6	88.4
2017	419	29.7	14.0	90.7
2018	415	26.0	15.9	93.7
2019	388	26.0	14.9	94.1
2020	339	27.0	12.5	92.9
2021	276	24.0	11.5	94.9
2022	253	23.0	11.0	98
2023	282	21.0	13.4	96.8
2024	261	22.7	11.4	95.8

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 224 Hale A Woodruff

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	851	41.9	20.3	n/a
1990	906	50.9	17.7	n/a
1991	904	51.9	17.4	n/a
1992	886	47.9	18.4	n/a
1993	881	50.1	17.6	n/a
1994	867	49.1	17.7	n/a
1995	811	46.7	17.4	n/a
1996	811	46.7	17.4	n/a
1997	839	45.1	18.6	87.1
1998	887	50.0	17.7	87.3
1999	910	57.0	16.0	85.1
2000	774	61.0	12.7	95.5
2001	736	52.2	14.1	91.2
2002	912	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	912	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	886	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	831	n/a	n/a	0
2006	892	61.0	14.6	94.6
2007	868	61.0	14.2	97.2
2008	870	66.5	13.1	94.6
2009	837	64.7	12.9	94.5
2010	856	57.5	14.8	n/a
2011	849	59.3	14.3	88.9
2012	855	55.0	15.5	85.4
2013	688	45.4	15.1	92.3
2014	586	36.0	16.2	84.6
2015	514	38.0	13.5	94.4
2016	500	32.0	15.6	88.4
2017	419	29.7	14.0	90.7
2018	415	26.0	15.9	93.7
2019	388	26.0	14.9	94.1
2020	339	27.0	12.5	92.9
2021	276	24.0	11.5	94.9
2022	253	23.0	11.0	98
2023	282	21.0	13.4	96.8
2024	261	22.7	11.4	95.8

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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