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Ps 243 Weeksville School (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 165 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #16, which is ranked 628 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,819 and 2,394 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and special education students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Ps 21 Crispus Attucks, Ps 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School, and Brooklyn Brownstone School, generally outperform Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. The low academic performance of Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) may be influenced by the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the school's low statewide ranking within its district, though the school's high spending per student suggests that additional resources are being allocated.

199

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,836

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1580 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY 11213

(718) 604-6909

District: New York City Geographic District #16

Students who attend Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) usually attend:

High:

Boys And Girls High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.3%

Hispanic:

28.6%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Math scores 26 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg56%

New York avg55%

2,086^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #16

628^th of 874New York City Geographic District #16 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	19.7	2086 of 2445	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	2394 of 2445	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2304 of 2439	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2322 of 2434	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	2110 of 2413	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1819 of 2395	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	2114 of 2386	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	1960 of 2366	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	1997 of 2352	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	1942 of 2345	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	1843 of 2325	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	2013 of 2320	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	2120 of 2286	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	1892 of 2263	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.5	1334 of 2257	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	13.2	2030 of 2227	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	2027 of 2219	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.7	2184 of 2206	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	602 of 928	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.2	880 of 927	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	728 of 857	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	808 of 936	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	609 of 891	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	513 of 948	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	834 of 1117	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2043 of 2409	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2294 of 2413	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2267 of 2403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	2242 of 2401	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	2161 of 2357	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1765 of 2338	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	1105 of 1503	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	416 of 792	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	721 of 766	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	515 of 570	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	51.0	299 of 730	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1508 of 2098	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1901 of 2041	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1119 of 2045	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1957 of 2407	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	2390 of 2411	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2235 of 2400	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	2270 of 2400	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1924 of 2358	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1757 of 2340	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	2105 of 2134	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2084 of 2110	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1740 of 2031	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1258 of 1859	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	922 of 1941	52.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2022)26th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Math31%-26 vs state

Science29%-16 vs state

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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 243 Weeksville School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Dean St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6909	199	21	9.4	94.5%	1 (0.5%)	128 (64.3%)	57 (28.6%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	19.7	2086^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%		6.4	2394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%	308			42.1	26.3	41.7				57.1	14.3	24.0				29.2		$41,836	$4,492	$37,343
KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	891	43	20.7	89.1%	14 (1.6%)	726 (81.5%)	88 (9.9%)	7 (0.8%)	32 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	77.8	487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.1%		61.1	875^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%	388	79.4		67.4	73.9	73.3	70.3	78.7	80.8	75.6	83.3	67.0	74.0	93.0		47.5	75.0	$19,613	$19,613	$00
Ps 289 George V Brower	Public	PK, KG-5	900 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-3824	280	27	10.2	90.7%	9 (3.2%)	194 (69.3%)	54 (19.3%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	59.5	945^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%		50.5	1154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	209			81.0	56.5	58.6				90.0	78.3	48.2				31.0		$51,992	$4,409	$47,584
Ps 335 Granville T Woods	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-7736	170	16	10.9	97.1%	1 (0.6%)	133 (78.2%)	33 (19.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	67.5	754^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.2%		48.8	1203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.8%	449			82.4	57.1	72.0				87.5	66.7	66.7				34.8		$45,484	$2,773	$42,711
Brooklyn Brownstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-2307	352	22	16.0	81.5%	91 (25.9%)	183 (52.0%)	40 (11.4%)	13 (3.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.1%)	88.1	233^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%		78.5	462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%	229			90.9	88.1	84.4				97.0	73.8	75.0				60.0		$27,613	$2,253	$25,360
Middle School 394	Public	PK, KG-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3164	201	16	12.8	92.5%	1 (0.5%)	141 (70.1%)	50 (24.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	28.9	1809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.0%		14.1	2239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.4%	430			100.0	36.4	29.4	62.5	39.3	48.2	100.0	18.2	11.8	37.5	67.9	28.6	18.8	72.0	$40,828	$3,216	$37,612
Explore Empower Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Explore Empower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-2090	500	37	13.5	89.4%	4 (0.8%)	400 (80.0%)	65 (13.0%)	7 (1.4%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	62.9	873^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	64.3%		63	822^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%	51	94.4	29.2	61.4	68.0	71.4	47.1	55.4	67.5	65.2	89.4	61.4	60.4	52.7	61.3	31.0		$21,477	$21,477	$00
New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	431	38	11.2	81.2%	11 (2.6%)	309 (71.7%)	91 (21.1%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	62.7	876^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%		53.9	1054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.9%	178			66.7	62.9	76.5				61.5	48.7	60.8				48.8		$33,426	$3,364	$30,062
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-7	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	580	46	12.6	48.8%	153 (26.4%)	176 (30.3%)	157 (27.1%)	24 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	85.9	285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.3%		90	201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.8%	84			84.6	80.7	84.2	69.3	80.4		88.6	84.5	75.6	61.8	71.4		61.7		$25,986	$415	$25,571
Ps 21 Crispus Attucks	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Chauncey St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-9681	430	33	13.1	79.8%	4 (0.9%)	359 (83.5%)	62 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	83.4	344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.9%		62.7	830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%	486			75.0	83.3	81.1				81.0	78.3	71.7				56.5		$33,873	$3,212	$30,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 243 Weeksville School (The)

How many students attend Ps 243 Weeksville School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Ps 243 Weeksville School (The).

What is the racial makeup of Ps 243 Weeksville School (The)?

Students at Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) are 64% African American, 29% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) a good school?

Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) ranks in the bottom 14.7% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #16

What schools do graduates of Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 243 Weeksville School (The) usually go on to attend:

High : Boys And Girls High School

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