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PS 153 Homecrest is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 486 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 537 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
PS 153 Homecrest faces several challenges, including consistently low academic performance, particularly for certain student subgroups. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in New York State Assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 28.57%, compared to 41.54% for the district and 42.6% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for White students and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools. Over the past several years, PS 153 Homecrest has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 682 and 1524 out of around 2,400 schools.
When comparing PS 153 Homecrest to nearby schools within the same district, such as PS 215 Morris H. Weiss, some schools perform significantly better academically, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. However, other nearby schools, such as PS 238 Anne Sullivan, also struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. While PS 153 Homecrest has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $16,826 in 2019-2020 to $22,567 in 2022-2023, this increased spending does not appear to have translated into significant improvements in the school's academic performance.
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