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Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)

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Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) ranks 1130 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 151 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) has shown strong performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for 3rd grade students, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages in recent years. However, the school's performance in ELA and Math for 4th and 5th grade students has been more inconsistent, with proficiency rates sometimes falling below the district and state averages. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade students has also been mixed, with proficiency rates ranging from 15% to 42.11% in recent years, compared to the district and state averages. The school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.3 to 11.6 in recent years, and has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $31,070 in 2021-2022 to $48,298 in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, both district-run and charter schools, Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) appears to be underperforming in several key areas. Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights, located 0.55 miles away, has significantly outperformed Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) and the surrounding New York City Geographic District #17 in both ELA and Math, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90% for various grade levels. Similarly, East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs), located 0.63 miles away, has also demonstrated stronger performance in ELA and Math compared to Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The), particularly in recent years.

148

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,900

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

532 Albany Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203

(718) 756-0243

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Students who attend Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.3%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

1,130^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 22Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #17

565^th of 874New York City Geographic District #17 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	53.0	1130 of 2445	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	1641 of 2445	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1438 of 2439	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1691 of 2434	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1671 of 2201	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	993 of 2413	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	1285 of 2395	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	1622 of 2386	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.9	1738 of 2366	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1970 of 2352	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	2072 of 2345	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	1945 of 2325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	2079 of 2320	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	2052 of 2286	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	1739 of 2263	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.1	1421 of 2257	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.2	1440 of 2227	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	1648 of 2219	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.9	1680 of 2206	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	248 of 928	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	254 of 927	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	166 of 936	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	128 of 891	85.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	64.1	166 of 860	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	24.3	835 of 938	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	937 of 2409	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	1539 of 2413	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	1291 of 2403	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1652 of 2401	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1069 of 2357	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	1404 of 2338	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	326 of 622	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	224 of 730	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	27.3	1339 of 1678	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.6	580 of 2045	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	637 of 2407	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	971 of 2411	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	1622 of 2400	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1871 of 2400	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	871 of 2358	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	1162 of 2340	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	462 of 2134	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	932 of 2110	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	835 of 2016	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	957 of 2031	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	302 of 1859	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	437 of 1941	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)81st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2022)48th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)20th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Math57%~ state avg

Science42%-3 vs state

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Schools Near Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0243	148	17	8.5	90.5%	1 (0.7%)	110 (74.3%)	33 (22.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	53	1130^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.8%		33.4	1641^st of 2445 public elementary schools	32.9%	511				82.4	37.5	63.2			82.4	35.3	52.6			42.1	$47,900	$4,221	$43,679
Ps 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0122	162	16	10.1	91.4%	4 (2.5%)	136 (84.0%)	17 (10.5%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	51.1	1184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.6%		40.4	1434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%	250				87.5	70.8	57.9			77.8	50.0	36.8			31.3	$44,187	$4,460	$39,726
Ps 397 Foster-Laurie	Public	PK, KG-5	490 Fenimore St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-5200	180	16	10.9	83.9%	10 (5.6%)	125 (69.4%)	33 (18.3%)	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	70.5	680^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.2%		76.5	503^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.4%	177				74.2	83.3	70.6			68.8	88.9	55.6			29.4	$35,751	$2,596	$33,156
Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	No	(718) 773-4869	666	43	15.6	81.2%	14 (2.1%)	559 (83.9%)	39 (5.9%)	24 (3.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	61.9	896^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.4%		56.9	976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%	80				80.8	50.0	69.2			80.0	52.0	62.2			46.2	$30,747	$2,990	$27,757
Ps 161 Crown (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Crown St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3100	271	23	11.7	94.5%	11 (4.1%)	188 (69.4%)	54 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44	1363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.3%		35.2	1587^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%	224				69.7	55.3	44.2			69.7	68.4	34.6			31.4	$43,458	$4,920	$38,538
Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	786			79.4%	15 (1.9%)	664 (84.5%)	69 (8.8%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	93.8	107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%		98.2	15^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%	92	93.1	72.2	100.0	78.9	88.2	99.2	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	57.4	$17,829	$00	$17,829
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
East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs)	Public, Charter	K-4	870 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	222	19	12.0	88.3%	7 (3.2%)	193 (86.9%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	87.3	250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.8%		65.2	777^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.2%	527				81.4	65.9				93.2	90.9					$20,514	$1,125	$19,389
Ps 398 Walter Weaver	Public	PK, KG-5	60 E 94th St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-4466	212	28	7.7	99.5%	3 (1.4%)	147 (69.3%)	56 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	26.3	1883^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%		13.1	2267^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.3%	384				36.1	46.2	28.6			77.8	36.0	17.9			14.3	$43,895	$4,000	$39,895
Ps 770 New American Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	60 E 94th St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	No	(718) 221-5837	266	22	12.2	59.0%	64 (24.1%)	129 (48.5%)	40 (15.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.6%)	79.2	444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%		80.2	423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%	21				76.9	83.3	95.0			80.8	63.3	90.0			40.0	$36,422	$2,463	$33,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)

Is Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) a good school?

Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) ranks 1130^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)?

Students at Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) are 74% African American, 22% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #17

How many students attend Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 148 students attended Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The).

What schools do graduates of Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell

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