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Ps 38 Pacific (The)

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Ps 38 Pacific (The) ranks 387 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 38 Pacific (The) is an exceptional elementary public magnet school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 548 students. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 131 and 501 over the past 10 years and a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 38 Pacific (The) excels academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 84.31% of 3rd graders, 77.05% of 4th graders, and 73.24% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 71.41% and 54.15% for the district and state, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were even more impressive, with 92% of 3rd graders, 72.58% of 4th graders, and 64.79% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to 73.05% and 59.7% for the district and state.

The school's diverse student population also performs well, with the school ranking among the top 10% of New York elementary schools for Asian, White, and Multi-racial students, and in the top 25% for Hispanic students. However, the school's performance for African American and Special Education students is more average, ranking in the middle 50% of New York elementary schools. With a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and higher per-student spending than the district and state averages, Ps 38 Pacific (The) is providing a high-quality education to its students and serving as a model for other schools in the area, such as Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13 and Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole.

546

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,107

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11217

(718) 330-9305

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.6%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

24.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 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 school74%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

387^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	81.1	387 of 2445	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	398 of 2445	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	398 of 2439	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	501 of 2434	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	131 of 2201	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	496 of 2413	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	635 of 2395	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.0	541 of 2386	77.3%	★★★★☆
2016	65.2	777 of 2366	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	1060 of 2352	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.7	1006 of 2345	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.3	1141 of 2325	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.6	1305 of 2320	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	1380 of 2286	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1747 of 2263	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.0	1899 of 2257	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	2038 of 2227	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	1867 of 2219	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	2106 of 2206	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	392 of 928	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	441 of 927	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	387 of 857	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	533 of 936	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	171 of 891	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	190 of 948	80.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	43 of 696	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	9 of 662	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	75 of 605	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	162 of 671	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	82 of 430	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	51 of 548	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	94 of 601	84.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	72.2	123 of 938	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	566 of 2409	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	626 of 2413	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	533 of 2403	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	578 of 2401	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	93 of 1955	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	475 of 2357	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	504 of 2338	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	356 of 1569	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	354 of 1531	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	325 of 1429	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	649 of 1503	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	689 of 1315	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	465 of 1392	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	31.6	441 of 570	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.8	207 of 730	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	518 of 2098	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	828 of 2078	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	536 of 2041	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	796 of 2099	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.2	150 of 1678	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	536 of 2032	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	559 of 2045	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	310 of 2407	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	270 of 2411	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	334 of 2400	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	453 of 2400	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	176 of 1961	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	514 of 2358	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	752 of 2340	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	7 of 287	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	13 of 279	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	7 of 223	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	1 of 289	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	11 of 180	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1054 of 2134	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	523 of 2110	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	706 of 2016	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	1664 of 2031	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1821 of 1859	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1794 of 1941	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	19 of 1402	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	82 of 1392	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	21 of 1337	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	81 of 1399	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	7 of 1224	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	42 of 1338	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	206 of 1408	85.4%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)87th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-34 vs school

Homeless (2019)23rd percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+23 vs state

Math75%+17 vs state

Science61%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	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	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Elizabeth Jennings School For Bold Explorers	Public	PK-K	489 State St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 554-8962	110	6	18.3	36.4%	39 (35.5%)	39 (35.5%)	18 (16.4%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)								(n/a)																$42,781	$1,809	$40,972
Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	9 Hanover Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 470-9833	336	28	12.0	89.6%	10 (3.0%)	60 (17.9%)	241 (71.7%)	23 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36.2	1575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%		49.1	1194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%	381			45.7	56.0	49.2	40.0			46.0	53.9	43.3	53.3			31.6	$24,585	$942	$23,643
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
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
Albee Square Montessori Public School	Public	PK-K	424 Albee Square West	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 636-3284	63	5	12.6	27.0%	20 (31.7%)	14 (22.2%)	12 (19.0%)	8 (12.7%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																$38,178	$1,821	$36,357
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Public, Charter	K-8	80 Willoughby St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 889-7041	797	67	11.9	37.1%	276 (34.6%)	253 (31.7%)	120 (15.1%)	47 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (12.4%)	90.6	185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.7	128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%	57	88.0	55.6	87.3	86.4	82.7	81.4	81.8	75.5	92.3	84.8	80.8	68.1	80.0	85.9	75.5	$26,522	$347	$26,176
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 38 Pacific (The)

Is Ps 38 Pacific (The) a good school?

Ps 38 Pacific (The) ranks 387^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 38 Pacific (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Ps 38 Pacific (The).

What district is Ps 38 Pacific (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #15

What is the racial makeup of Ps 38 Pacific (The)?

Students at Ps 38 Pacific (The) are 29% White, 26% Hispanic, 24% African American, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

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