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Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole

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Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole ranks 334 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole is an exceptional elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 448 students in grades PK-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #15. This school consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in New York, with strong academic performance that significantly exceeds district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole's academic excellence is evident in its high proficiency rates on state assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 83.33% of 3rd graders, 83.33% of 4th graders, and 72% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 71.41%, 69.66%, and 69.07% in the district, and 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61% statewide. Similarly, in Math, 71.93% of 3rd graders, 73.91% of 4th graders, and 77.08% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to 73.05%, 70.13%, and 68.31% in the district, and 59.7%, 58.64%, and 54.16% statewide. The school's performance is particularly impressive for Asian, White, and Special Education students, ranking among the top schools in New York.

Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole's academic success is supported by its high per-student spending of $46,561 and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.2, both of which are significantly better than the nearby schools in the district. When compared to other schools in the area, such as Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills and Ps 58 Carroll (The), Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole consistently outperforms them on state assessments, demonstrating its ability to effectively utilize its resources to support student learning and achievement.

481

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,128

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

317 Hoyt St
Brooklyn, NY 11231

(718) 222-6400

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (77% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

334^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15

401^st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	334 of 2445	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	461 of 2445	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	403 of 2439	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	441 of 2434	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	218 of 2201	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	527 of 2413	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	598 of 2395	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.9	578 of 2386	75.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.0	582 of 2366	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	55.1	1029 of 2352	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.4	934 of 2345	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.4	1216 of 2325	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	1389 of 2320	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.5	1844 of 2286	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	1803 of 2263	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	1851 of 2257	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	1966 of 2227	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	1884 of 2219	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	1923 of 2206	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	560 of 928	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	436 of 927	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	567 of 936	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	496 of 891	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	636 of 948	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	73 of 696	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	67 of 662	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	79 of 605	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	315 of 2409	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	397 of 2413	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	406 of 2403	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	479 of 2401	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	258 of 1955	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	374 of 2357	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	697 of 2338	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	360 of 1569	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	36.9	974 of 1531	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	538 of 1429	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	1128 of 1503	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	530 of 1315	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	474 of 1392	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	73.7	94 of 622	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.3	447 of 570	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	637 of 730	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	669 of 2098	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	766 of 2078	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	702 of 2041	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1137 of 2099	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.2	264 of 1678	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	1241 of 2032	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1201 of 2045	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	341 of 2407	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	549 of 2411	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	447 of 2400	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	417 of 2400	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	215 of 1961	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	707 of 2358	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	506 of 2340	78.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	146 of 2134	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.3	258 of 2110	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	165 of 2016	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	151 of 2031	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	32 of 1044	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	100 of 1859	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	155 of 1941	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	82 of 1402	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	120 of 1392	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	185 of 1337	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	36 of 1399	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	34 of 1224	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	25 of 1338	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	57 of 1408	96.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)85th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+25 vs state

Science74%+29 vs state

Math74%+17 vs state

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

PS32 is a wonderful place, where small class sizes and unique programs result in individualized attention for each child. The staff is passionate and caring and work each day to strategize with parents and students to find the best way for each child to learn. I can't say enough about the quality of education my daughter receives at this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Hoyt St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 222-6400	481	56	8.5	34.9%	216 (44.9%)	76 (15.8%)	110 (22.9%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.3%)	84	334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.3%		78.6	461^st of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%	127	83.3	83.3	72.0	71.9	73.9	77.1	74.5	$46,128	$2,045	$44,083
Ps 58 Carroll (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Smith St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9322	753	46	16.3	10.8%	505 (67.1%)	37 (4.9%)	82 (10.9%)	38 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (11.8%)	92.7	139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.3%		89.5	214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%	75	86.8	88.8	88.9	92.8	89.0	79.0	72.5	$25,790	$1,670	$24,120
Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Public, Charter	K-4	284 Baltic St-Lower Level	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1460	260			63.1%	36 (13.8%)	106 (40.8%)	68 (26.2%)	34 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	96.3	43^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.1	39^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%	4	90.6	92.8		96.2	98.6			$19,509	$00	$19,509
Ps 372 Children's School (The)	Public	PK, KG-7	512 Carroll St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 624-5271	460	73	6.3	42.8%	190 (41.3%)	67 (14.6%)	114 (24.8%)	61 (13.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)								(n/a)								$76,515	$1,716	$74,798
Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pacific St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9275	564	45	12.5	29.3%	283 (50.2%)	77 (13.7%)	102 (18.1%)	39 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.6%)	71	661^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.6	716^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.7%	55	67.3	63.9	73.3	63.3	64.5	62.1	75.5	$29,875	$1,959	$27,916
Brooklyn New School-Ps 146 (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Henry St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 923-4750	634	44	14.5	37.1%	284 (44.8%)	79 (12.5%)	146 (23.0%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	91 (14.4%)	26.7	1873^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%		64.6	790^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.7%	1083	38.5	50.0	50.0	28.6	37.5	28.6	50.0	$35,364	$2,083	$33,281
Ps 38 Pacific (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	450 Pacific St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 330-9305	546	34	16.0	44.1%	156 (28.6%)	131 (24.0%)	141 (25.8%)	59 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.4%)	81.1	387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.2%		81.5	398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.7%	11	84.3	77.1	73.2	92.0	72.6	64.8	60.6	$27,107	$1,906	$25,200
Ps 133 William A Butler	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 398-5320	611	40	15.1	46.2%	163 (26.7%)	155 (25.4%)	214 (35.0%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.2%)	73.9	588^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.0%		71	613^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.9%	25	74.7	82.1	67.7	67.1	89.4	57.4	46.6	$28,986	$1,791	$27,196
Ps 29 John M Harrigan	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Henry St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9277	708	41	17.2	13.6%	487 (68.8%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (11.4%)	50 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.7%)	95	81^st of 2445 public elementary schools	96.7%		94.7	98^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.0%	17	95.5	92.9	89.7	94.5	90.8	88.8	74.5	$26,201	$1,690	$24,512
Maurice Sendak Community School (The)	Public	K-5	211 8th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 840-5660	202	18	11.2	19.3%	115 (56.9%)	7 (3.5%)	41 (20.3%)	15 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.4%)	88.1	235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.4%		86.5	284^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.4%	49	88.0	79.0	78.8	92.0	80.0	78.1	64.5	$31,965	$2,338	$29,627

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole

Is Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole a good school?

Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole ranks 334^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole.

What district is Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole in?

New York City Geographic District #15

What is the racial makeup of Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole?

Students at Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole are 45% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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