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Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence

Public Grades PK, KG-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 445 students in grades PK-5. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York state, with outstanding academic performance and a strong commitment to serving diverse student populations.

Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence is a standout in academic achievement, with over 90% of its students scoring proficient or better on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math. The school's exceptional performance extends across diverse student groups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students with special needs and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This level of equity and inclusion is a testament to the school's effective teaching and learning strategies.

Compared to nearby schools in the New York City Geographic District #15, Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence significantly outperforms its peers, particularly in English Language Arts and Math proficiency. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success, suggesting that strategic resource allocation can yield positive outcomes for students. Overall, Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence is an exemplary institution that provides an exceptional educational experience for its diverse student population.

380

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,180

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232

(718) 965-4200

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.5%

White:

18.7%

Asian:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (92% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #15

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

68^th of 2,445

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Top 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	95.4	68 of 2445	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	87 of 2445	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	18 of 2439	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	7 of 2434	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	15 of 2201	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	36 of 2413	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	12 of 2395	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.8	12 of 2386	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	9 of 2366	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	5 of 2352	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	97.1	7 of 2345	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	96.2	12 of 2325	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	94.1	8 of 2320	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	93.9	13 of 2286	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	94.0	3 of 2263	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	32 of 2257	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	87.1	34 of 2227	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	135 of 2219	93.9%	★★★★★
2006	84.9	129 of 2206	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	16 of 671	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	25 of 2409	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	148 of 2413	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	29 of 2403	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	6 of 2401	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	35 of 2357	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	5 of 2338	99.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	59 of 1569	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	57 of 1531	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	2 of 1429	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	5 of 1503	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	18 of 1315	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	8 of 1392	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	67 of 2098	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	75 of 2078	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	6 of 2041	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	8 of 2099	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	32 of 2032	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	14 of 2045	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	141 of 2407	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	39 of 2411	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	20 of 2400	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	8 of 2400	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	37 of 2358	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	18 of 2340	99.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	15 of 2134	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	6 of 2110	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	4 of 2016	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	15 of 1859	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	17 of 1941	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	10 of 1402	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	19 of 1392	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	20 of 1337	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	1 of 1399	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	36 of 1338	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	4 of 1408	99.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math98%+41 vs state

English Language Arts94%+39 vs state

Science66%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 30, 2009

I graduated from PS 172 ninteen years ago, and now my daughter goes there. I love, love, love this school. I'm hoping to teach there one day. The faculty is amazing. And the principal I had when I was young, still works there and I have never seen anyone more dedicated to the welfare of his students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	825 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 965-4200	380	39	9.7	74.2%	71 (18.7%)	19 (5.0%)	245 (64.5%)	31 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	95.4	68^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.2%		95.1	87^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.4%	19			94.4	96.4	90.6				100.0	100.0	93.9				65.5		$38,180	$3,659	$34,521
Ps 958	Public	PK, KG-2	836-841 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(347) 305-6532	161	22	7.3	63.4%	30 (18.6%)	9 (5.6%)	92 (57.1%)	22 (13.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)								(n/a)																	$59,722	$2,616	$57,107
Ps 24	Public	PK, KG-5	427 38th St	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-9366	544	58	9.3	91.2%	30 (5.5%)	15 (2.8%)	467 (85.8%)	25 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	24.9	1925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.3%		26	1872^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%	53			27.5	57.4	50.0				20.6	43.1	38.0				30.8		$43,867	$3,549	$40,317
Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	646 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 499-0957	493	38	13.0	50.1%	219 (44.4%)	36 (7.3%)	197 (40.0%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	93.8	111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%		86.7	279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.6%	168	100.0	86.7	87.7	78.2	92.5	87.7	90.6	86.8	94.7	87.3	83.3	86.0	90.6	92.3	81.5	84.6	$19,869	$545	$19,324
Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4308 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 369-8330	337	30	11.2	80.1%	41 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	271 (80.4%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	34.2	1653^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.4%		25.3	1887^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.8%	234			47.4	50.0	40.0				56.8	50.9	36.6				35.0		$32,638	$3,002	$29,636
Ps 295	Public	PK, KG-5	330 18th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 965-0390	209	20	10.6	56.5%	80 (38.3%)	9 (4.3%)	101 (48.3%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	67.4	755^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.1%		68.9	678^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.3%	77			71.4	75.0	60.5				53.9	80.0	50.0				64.9		$44,081	$1,731	$42,351
Magnet School Of Math Science & Design Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	511 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 965-1190	836	61	13.7	21.7%	419 (50.1%)	46 (5.5%)	188 (22.5%)	89 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (11.1%)	91	178^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.1	166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.2%	12			91.7	88.1	80.0				87.7	85.0	79.2				71.8		$28,535	$1,763	$26,772
Ps 169 Sunset Park	Public	K-5	4305 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-3224	755	79	9.5	96.4%	23 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	280 (37.1%)	444 (58.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53.8	1096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.5	988^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%	108			37.2	57.4	51.7				50.0	76.4	72.7				43.2		$37,671	$3,982	$33,689
Ps 124 Silas B Dutcher	Public	PK, KG-5	515 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 788-0246	293	32	9.1	79.9%	34 (11.6%)	63 (21.5%)	168 (57.3%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	18.1	2129^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.9%		21.8	2012^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.7%	117			28.6	45.2	37.5				8.0	36.7	37.1				26.7		$43,289	$3,561	$39,728
Ps 1 Bergen (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	309 47th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 567-7661	660	62	10.6	92.0%	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	597 (90.5%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.7	1932^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	21.0%		20.3	2053^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%	121			47.2	33.7	41.5				35.9	26.8	47.9				37.6		$34,384	$3,173	$31,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence

What district is Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence in?

New York City Geographic District #15

How many students attend Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence.

Is Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence a good school?

Yes! Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 68^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence?

Students at Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence are 64% Hispanic, 19% White, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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