Ps 236 Mill Basin

Summary:

PS 236 Mill Basin is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 572 students in grades PK-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #22.

PS 236 Mill Basin consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency, with particularly strong performance among African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Over the past 10 years, the school has ranked in the top 200 elementary schools in New York and maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This high performance can be attributed to factors like higher per-student spending, a lower student-teacher ratio, and a relatively more affluent student population compared to nearby schools such as PS 203 Floyd Bennett School and PS 207 Elizabeth G Leary.

While PS 236 Mill Basin outperforms the district and state, some nearby schools within the same district have lower proficiency rates, suggesting that PS 236 Mill Basin is a high-performing outlier. The school's success could serve as a model for other schools in the area to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6302 Ave U
       Brooklyn, NY  11234-5999


(718) 444-6969

District: New York City Geographic District #22

SchoolDigger Rank:
294th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,149 Help


Students who attend Ps 236 Mill Basin usually attend:

Middle:    Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann

Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  562

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.7%
Asian:
19.9%
African American:
17.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ps 236 Mill Basin ranks better than 88% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3rd among 26 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.94. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Ps 236 Mill Basin is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47.7%), Asian (19.9%), African American (17.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #22. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 236 Mill Basin is 16.1. 24 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 236 Mill Basin is $18,149. 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 236 Mill Basin:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 236 Mill Basin 294th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 236 Mill Basin in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #22:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #22 468th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 236 Mill Basin

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Rank History for all students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.91 453rd 2206 79.5%
2007 80.71 294th 2219 86.8%
2008 81.12 270th 2227 87.9%
2009 80.11 272nd 2257 87.9%
2010 81.31 311th 2263 86.3%
2011 78.20 437th 2286 80.9%
2012 82.61 298th 2320 87.2%
2013 80.41 368th 2325 84.2%
2014 80.61 358th 2345 84.7%
2015 88.06 194th 2352 91.8%
2016 89.13 154th 2366 93.5%
2017 88.70 177th 2386 92.6%
2018 88.33 190th 2395 92.1%
2019 86.69 279th 2413 88.4%
2021 91.37 88th 2201 96.0%
2022 89.64 203rd 2434 91.7%
2023 88.22 248th 2439 89.8%
2024 85.94 294th 2445 88.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 65.54 201st 1001 79.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.70 163rd 1941 91.6%
2019 75.17 228th 1859 87.7%
2022 76.45 262nd 2031 87.1%
2023 84.22 180th 2016 91.1%
2024 84.68 178th 2110 91.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.37 135th 2045 93.4%
2019 84.34 227th 2032 88.8%
2021 88.08 103rd 1678 93.9%
2022 92.17 99th 2099 95.3%
2023 90.12 147th 2041 92.8%
2024 84.57 202nd 2078 90.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.95 214th 2338 90.8%
2019 81.69 362nd 2357 84.6%
2021 90.06 84th 1955 95.7%
2022 86.70 251st 2401 89.5%
2023 87.81 240th 2403 90.0%
2024 80.24 400th 2413 83.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.32 167th 2340 92.9%
2019 87.80 226th 2358 90.4%
2021 88.84 109th 1961 94.4%
2022 88.88 184th 2400 92.3%
2023 85.78 278th 2400 88.4%
2024 88.18 214th 2411 91.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.25 413th 601 31.3%
2022 52.42 365th 671 45.6%
2023 54.71 309th 605 48.9%
2024 58.75 290th 662 56.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.68 56th 948 94.1%
2019 82.08 119th 891 86.6%
2021 98.31 4th 427 99.1%
2022 95.93 33rd 936 96.5%
2023 95.02 46th 857 94.6%
2024 90.89 59th 927 93.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.05 89th 1392 93.6%
2019 82.26 160th 1315 87.8%
2022 93.88 61st 1503 95.9%
2024 61.71 454th 1531 70.3%
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Rank History for White students at Ps 236 Mill Basin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.36 112th 1408 92.0%
2019 85.89 139th 1338 89.6%
2021 90.32 28th 1224 97.7%
2022 81.66 189th 1399 86.5%
2023 78.74 266th 1337 80.1%
2024 81.40 213th 1392 84.7%
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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.

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Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Open Quote It's the new Principal. The teachers, children, PTA. are wonderful.
Please read the article in the daily news today. Our school was once a great place with great scores. We went from an "A" to a "C" in 1 year. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ps 236 Mill Basin

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 420 83 20 14 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1990 453 78 16 8 0 n/a n/a 0 555
1991 405 76 10 9 0 n/a n/a 39 539
1992 472 78 9 8 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1993 476 75 9 17 1 n/a n/a 0 578
1994 540 93 15 25 1 n/a n/a 0 674
1995 530 123 17 30 2 n/a n/a 0 702
1996 530 123 17 30 2 n/a n/a 0 702
1997 529 117 19 35 3 n/a n/a 0 703
1998 573 122 25 42 1 n/a n/a 0 763
1999 530 136 20 39 0 n/a n/a 0 725
2000 495 142 25 47 0 n/a n/a 0 709
2001 452 152 24 55 0 n/a n/a 0 683
2002 409 149 41 54 0 n/a n/a 0 653
2003 409 149 41 54 0 n/a n/a 0 653
2004 400 144 46 48 0 n/a n/a 0 638
2005 405 134 46 54 0 n/a n/a 0 639
2006 385 140 41 50 0 n/a n/a 0 616
2007 383 142 36 46 0 n/a n/a 0 607
2008 393 148 34 43 0 n/a n/a 0 618
2009 404 154 27 46 0 n/a n/a 0 631
2010 407 151 28 43 1 n/a n/a 0 630
2011 399 161 28 49 2 0 0 0 639
2012 369 167 44 46 2 0 2 0 630
2013 332 149 50 60 2 0 12 0 605
2014 309 131 52 70 3 0 13 0 578
2015 291 109 51 70 5 0 14 0 540
2016 293 134 56 71 7 0 18 0 579
2017 285 111 51 73 5 0 22 0 547
2018 276 114 52 83 5 0 22 0 552
2019 277 109 59 79 3 0 29 0 556
2020 314 105 72 80 3 0 31 0 605
2021 270 106 86 71 2 0 28 0 563
2022 259 82 91 63 2 0 26 0 523
2023 276 106 102 61 3 0 24 0 572
2024 268 99 112 60 2 0 21 0 562

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 236 Mill Basin

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 537 23.9 22.4 n/a
1990 555 23.9 23.2 n/a
1991 539 22.9 23.5 n/a
1992 567 23.7 23.9 n/a
1993 578 22.8 25.4 n/a
1994 674 28.0 24.1 n/a
1995 702 32.2 21.8 n/a
1996 702 32.2 21.8 n/a
1997 703 29.0 24.2 22
1998 763 31.0 24.6 21.5
1999 725 38.1 19.0 24.4
2000 709 41.1 17.3 35.1
2001 683 39.3 17.4 36.2
2002 653 n/a n/a n/a
2003 653 n/a n/a n/a
2004 638 n/a n/a n/a
2005 639 39.3 16.3 0
2006 616 40.0 15.4 35.2
2007 607 42.0 14.5 35.7
2008 618 45.0 13.7 37.2
2009 631 43.0 14.7 38.8
2010 630 45.0 14.0 n/a
2011 639 44.0 14.5 43.3
2012 630 38.7 16.2 43.8
2013 605 38.0 15.9 44.8
2014 578 34.0 16.9 41.7
2015 540 35.0 15.4 42
2016 579 35.0 16.5 42.7
2017 547 36.1 15.1 43.1
2018 552 35.0 15.7 47.6
2019 556 35.0 15.8 45
2020 605 36.0 16.8 38.3
2021 563 40.0 14.0 41.4
2022 523 35.8 14.5 38.8
2023 572 36.0 15.8 39.9
2024 562 34.7 16.1 42.5

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 236 Mill Basin

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 537 23.9 22.4 n/a
1990 555 23.9 23.2 n/a
1991 539 22.9 23.5 n/a
1992 567 23.7 23.9 n/a
1993 578 22.8 25.4 n/a
1994 674 28.0 24.1 n/a
1995 702 32.2 21.8 n/a
1996 702 32.2 21.8 n/a
1997 703 29.0 24.2 22
1998 763 31.0 24.6 21.5
1999 725 38.1 19.0 24.4
2000 709 41.1 17.3 35.1
2001 683 39.3 17.4 36.2
2002 653 n/a n/a n/a
2003 653 n/a n/a n/a
2004 638 n/a n/a n/a
2005 639 39.3 16.3 0
2006 616 40.0 15.4 35.2
2007 607 42.0 14.5 35.7
2008 618 45.0 13.7 37.2
2009 631 43.0 14.7 38.8
2010 630 45.0 14.0 n/a
2011 639 44.0 14.5 43.3
2012 630 38.7 16.2 43.8
2013 605 38.0 15.9 44.8
2014 578 34.0 16.9 41.7
2015 540 35.0 15.4 42
2016 579 35.0 16.5 42.7
2017 547 36.1 15.1 43.1
2018 552 35.0 15.7 47.6
2019 556 35.0 15.8 45
2020 605 36.0 16.8 38.3
2021 563 40.0 14.0 41.4
2022 523 35.8 14.5 38.8
2023 572 36.0 15.8 39.9
2024 562 34.7 16.1 42.5

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201599.1%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 236 Mill Basin

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $723 (4.7%) $14,571 (95.3%) $15,294
2020 $466 (3.2%) $14,288 (96.8%) $14,754
2021 $1,055 (6.4%) $15,323 (93.6%) $16,378
2022 $2,249 (11.3%) $17,647 (88.7%) $19,897
2023 $1,241 (6.8%) $16,908 (93.2%) $18,149

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 236 Mill Basin

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 279th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 248th of 2439 Elementary schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 236 Mill Basin)8263.9
 18.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #22)5648.6
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 236 Mill Basin)9079.1
 10.9%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #22)5856.4
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 236 Mill Basin)7480.7
 6.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #22)5356.4
 3.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 236 Mill Basin)6283.2
 21.2%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #22)5457.9
 3.9%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 236 Mill Basin)6569.1
 4.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #22)4153
 12%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 236 Mill Basin)6273.5
 11.5%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #22)5054.8
 4.8%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students556572
 2.9%
African American109106
 2.8%
American Indian33
Asian59102
 72.9%
Hispanic7961
 22.8%
Pacific Islander00
White277276
 0.4%
Two or More Races2924
 17.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45%39.9%
 5.1%


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Students who attend Ps 236 Mill Basin usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann

In the 2023-24 school year, 562 students attended Ps 236 Mill Basin.

Students at Ps 236 Mill Basin are 48% White, 20% Asian, 18% African American, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Ps 236 Mill Basin ranks 294th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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