Is Ps 215 Morris H Weiss a good school?

Ps 215 Morris H Weiss ranks 998 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 215 Morris H Weiss?

In the 2023-24 school year, 715 students attended Ps 215 Morris H Weiss.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 215 Morris H Weiss?

Students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss are 44% White, 28% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 215 Morris H Weiss attend?

Students who attend Ps 215 Morris H Weiss usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 228 David A Boody

Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Summary:

PS 215 Morris H Weiss is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 707 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 215 Morris H Weiss consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools, with a current ranking of 998 out of 2,445 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in math, with 57.94% of 4th graders proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 61.6% for the district and 58.03% for the state. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, and white students, as well as English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs. Additionally, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is particularly strong, ranking in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as PS 238 Anne Sullivan and PS 95 Gravesend (The), PS 215 Morris H Weiss outperforms them in academic performance, particularly in math and English Language Arts assessments. The school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating a stable and high-performing institution. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, PS 215 Morris H Weiss has been able to achieve strong academic outcomes, which may be attributed to its high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

415 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223-2900

(718) 339-2464

District: New York City Geographic District #21

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,260

Students who attend Ps 215 Morris H Weiss usually attend:

Middle:

Is 228 David A Boody

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 715

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

Asian:

28.0%

Hispanic:

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 215 Morris H Weiss ranks better than 59.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 9^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.24. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.9%), Asian (28%), Hispanic (25.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss is 15.7. 20 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 215 Morris H Weiss employs 45.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss is $18,260. 17 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 215 Morris H Weiss:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 215 Morris H Weiss 998^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 215 Morris H Weiss in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #21:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #21 537^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

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Rank History for all students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	67.50	837^th	2206	62.1%
2007	69.56	762^nd	2219	65.7%
2008	64.91	924^th	2227	58.5%
2009	63.69	972^nd	2257	56.9%
2010	61.33	981^st	2263	56.7%
2011	71.39	648^th	2286	71.7%
2012	70.18	709^th	2320	69.4%
2013	82.40	326^th	2325	86.0%
2014	86.15	228^th	2345	90.3%
2015	80.77	385^th	2352	83.6%
2016	81.15	363^rd	2366	84.7%
2017	75.40	515^th	2386	78.4%
2018	80.95	371^st	2395	84.5%
2019	79.24	437^th	2413	81.9%
2021	75.65	468^th	2201	78.7%
2022	81.26	402^nd	2434	83.5%
2023	70.11	678^th	2439	72.2%
2024	56.24	998^th	2445	59.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.71	177^th	938	81.1%
2019	59.97	204^th	860	76.3%
2021	59.05	134^th	454	70.5%
2022	62.73	241^st	1027	76.5%
2023	58.59	267^th	1001	73.3%
2024	43.72	507^th	1066	52.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.41	338^th	1941	82.6%
2019	61.94	418^th	1859	77.5%
2022	71.17	343^rd	2031	83.1%
2023	68.68	405^th	2016	79.9%
2024	42.80	1047^th	2110	50.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.10	194^th	2045	90.5%
2019	81.65	265^th	2032	87.0%
2021	81.19	184^th	1678	89.0%
2022	80.62	255^th	2099	87.9%
2023	66.01	541^st	2041	73.5%
2024	49.61	937^th	2078	54.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.60	460^th	637	27.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.95	319^th	2338	86.4%
2019	74.82	517^th	2357	78.1%
2021	76.37	365^th	1955	81.3%
2022	82.83	334^th	2401	86.1%
2023	73.28	571^st	2403	76.2%
2024	51.95	1099^th	2413	54.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.29	436^th	2340	81.4%
2019	79.85	412^th	2358	82.5%
2021	69.09	547^th	1961	72.1%
2022	76.35	468^th	2400	80.5%
2023	63.81	807^th	2400	66.4%
2024	59.10	909^th	2411	62.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.77	162^nd	601	73.0%
2019	63.55	222^nd	548	59.5%
2021	64.32	158^th	430	63.3%
2022	63.56	275^th	671	59.0%
2023	55.94	298^th	605	50.7%
2024	43.64	426^th	662	35.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.55	466^th	1392	66.5%
2019	48.96	600^th	1315	54.4%
2021	56.77	310^th	818	62.1%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.17	382^nd	1408	72.9%
2019	68.76	405^th	1338	69.7%
2021	68.57	379^th	1224	69.0%
2022	73.19	329^th	1399	76.5%
2023	55.35	609^th	1337	54.5%
2024	41.80	830^th	1392	40.4%

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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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by a parent
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

This school is excellent. The new principal does great job!!! School is well run and organized, kids safety is on the highest level. Parents with kids in household are very interested in this school, i personally know some families who even moved to the addresses to be zoned for this school.
My son feels very comfortable there and every morning he is very happy to go to the school.
Parents/teacher connection is on more than acceptable level.
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Enrollment information for Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	399	92	39	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	595
1990	399	79	44	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	586
1991	390	76	40	73	0	n/a	n/a	20	599
1992	370	72	45	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
1993	318	71	43	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1994	350	62	55	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1995	386	83	72	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	642
1996	386	83	72	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	642
1997	382	72	83	116	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
1998	356	80	85	138	2	n/a	n/a	0	661
1999	359	69	99	134	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
2000	355	72	113	131	2	n/a	n/a	0	673
2001	330	67	116	125	3	n/a	n/a	0	641
2002	375	52	142	140	3	n/a	n/a	0	712
2003	375	52	142	140	3	n/a	n/a	0	712
2004	357	53	138	148	3	n/a	n/a	0	699
2005	353	38	143	139	3	n/a	n/a	0	676
2006	327	33	149	157	3	n/a	n/a	0	669
2007	306	39	148	161	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
2008	297	39	168	167	3	n/a	n/a	0	674
2009	326	34	151	166	4	n/a	n/a	0	681
2010	365	33	157	181	2	n/a	n/a	0	738
2011	343	32	155	196	4	0	0	0	730
2012	367	29	168	198	4	1	2	0	769
2013	425	28	163	226	6	0	6	0	854
2014	449	32	195	255	9	0	8	0	948
2015	441	29	207	239	8	0	9	0	933
2016	434	26	213	243	8	0	8	0	932
2017	414	23	203	236	7	0	3	0	886
2018	445	19	220	229	7	1	3	0	924
2019	387	12	213	211	7	0	4	0	834
2020	366	7	221	218	4	1	6	0	823
2021	338	10	211	192	2	2	6	0	761
2022	298	10	198	195	2	1	6	0	710
2023	308	13	196	183	2	1	4	0	707
2024	314	10	200	180	4	1	6	0	715

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 215 Morris H Weiss

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	595	31.9	18.6	n/a
1990	586	33.9	17.2	n/a
1991	599	34.7	17.2	n/a
1992	584	32.8	17.8	n/a
1993	511	31.4	16.3	n/a
1994	549	32.8	16.7	n/a
1995	642	32.8	19.6	n/a
1996	642	32.8	19.6	n/a
1997	655	35.1	18.7	64
1998	661	43.3	15.3	57.8
1999	661	41.1	16.1	68.5
2000	673	37.1	18.1	77.4
2001	641	38.9	16.5	81.1
2002	712	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	712	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	699	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	676	42.5	15.9	0
2006	669	47.0	14.2	62.5
2007	656	47.0	14.0	n/a
2008	674	43.0	15.7	0
2009	681	43.0	15.8	62.4
2010	738	49.0	15.0	n/a
2011	730	48.0	15.2	60.7
2012	769	40.8	18.8	57.2
2013	854	41.0	20.8	59.4
2014	948	43.9	21.5	58.2
2015	933	50.0	18.6	70.3
2016	932	55.0	16.9	66.8
2017	886	59.8	14.8	71.9
2018	924	54.0	17.1	73.8
2019	834	51.0	16.3	69.4
2020	823	50.0	16.4	70.6
2021	761	51.1	14.8	71.6
2022	710	53.7	13.2	66.3
2023	707	41.8	16.9	73
2024	715	45.5	15.7	77.3

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 215 Morris H Weiss

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	595	31.9	18.6	n/a
1990	586	33.9	17.2	n/a
1991	599	34.7	17.2	n/a
1992	584	32.8	17.8	n/a
1993	511	31.4	16.3	n/a
1994	549	32.8	16.7	n/a
1995	642	32.8	19.6	n/a
1996	642	32.8	19.6	n/a
1997	655	35.1	18.7	64
1998	661	43.3	15.3	57.8
1999	661	41.1	16.1	68.5
2000	673	37.1	18.1	77.4
2001	641	38.9	16.5	81.1
2002	712	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	712	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	699	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	676	42.5	15.9	0
2006	669	47.0	14.2	62.5
2007	656	47.0	14.0	n/a
2008	674	43.0	15.7	0
2009	681	43.0	15.8	62.4
2010	738	49.0	15.0	n/a
2011	730	48.0	15.2	60.7
2012	769	40.8	18.8	57.2
2013	854	41.0	20.8	59.4
2014	948	43.9	21.5	58.2
2015	933	50.0	18.6	70.3
2016	932	55.0	16.9	66.8
2017	886	59.8	14.8	71.9
2018	924	54.0	17.1	73.8
2019	834	51.0	16.3	69.4
2020	823	50.0	16.4	70.6
2021	761	51.1	14.8	71.6
2022	710	53.7	13.2	66.3
2023	707	41.8	16.9	73
2024	715	45.5	15.7	77.3

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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