Summary:
PS 251 Paerdegat is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 306 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 468 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
PS 251 Paerdegat consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,919 and 2,254 out of over 2,400 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 17.86% of 3rd-grade students and 19.23% of 5th-grade students scored proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 55.36% and 51.68% in the district, respectively. The school's performance is also consistently lower across all student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, compared to their peers in the district and state.
The nearby schools, including PS 109, PS 203 Floyd Bennett School, PS 198, and PS 119 Amersfort, generally perform better than PS 251 Paerdegat on state assessments and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. These schools also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 72.65% to 87.69% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, compared to over 80% at PS 251 Paerdegat. The nearby schools also have lower student-teacher ratios, ranging from 8.8 to 19.2 students per teacher, compared to 10.6 to 12.7 at PS 251 Paerdegat.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
New York City Geographic District #22
SchoolDigger Rank:
2138th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,251
Students who attend Ps 251 Paerdegat usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.9
Number of students: 296
Racial breakdown:
African American:
72.6%
Hispanic:
10.8%
American Indian:
6.4%
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Asian:
5.1%
White:
2.0%
Pacific Islander:
2.0%
Two or more races:
1.0%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.8%
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