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Ps 138

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Ps 138 ranks 722 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

722^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 138 is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 408 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 138 has consistently ranked in the top half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking as high as 357 out of 2,445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in math and science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade math proficiency rate was 93.1%, compared to 50.37% for the district and 54.16% for the state. PS 138 also performs well on Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra I, Living Environment, and Earth and Space Sciences. Additionally, the school has strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as African American students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.

When comparing PS 138 to nearby schools, it generally outperforms the other district schools on state assessments, particularly in math and science. Schools like PS 316 Elijah Stroud and PS 241 Emma L Johnston also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top half of New York elementary schools. However, PS 138 has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (87.25% in 2023-2024) compared to some of the other nearby schools, suggesting that it may serve a more economically disadvantaged student population, which makes its academic achievements even more noteworthy.

356

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,500

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

760 Prospect Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11216

(718) 467-0800

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Students who attend Ps 138 usually attend:

Middle:

School Of Integrated Learning (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

16.6%

White:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (70% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg51%

New York avg55%

Elementary school

722^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

239^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	722 of 2445	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	767 of 2445	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	572 of 2439	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	1147 of 2434	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	1484 of 2201	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	601 of 2413	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	678 of 2395	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	55.6	1030 of 2386	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.3	1185 of 2366	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.2	1626 of 2352	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.7	1581 of 2345	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1773 of 2325	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	1629 of 2320	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	1929 of 2286	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	1760 of 2263	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	1926 of 2257	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	1945 of 2227	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	2076 of 2219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	2022 of 2206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	145 of 928	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	120 of 927	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	94 of 857	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	206 of 936	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	103 of 891	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	107 of 948	88.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	58.9	257 of 938	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	547 of 2409	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	621 of 2413	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	513 of 2403	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	1007 of 2401	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	1602 of 1955	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.7	548 of 2357	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	872 of 2338	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	71.0	307 of 1392	77.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	228 of 792	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	41.0	352 of 637	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.6	96 of 622	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	18 of 570	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	61 of 730	91.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	46.1	873 of 1678	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	533 of 2032	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	930 of 2407	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	995 of 2411	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	902 of 2400	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	1457 of 2400	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	1335 of 1961	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	665 of 2358	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	537 of 2340	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	575 of 2134	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	1033 of 2110	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	320 of 1859	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	168 of 1941	91.3%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	239 of 1500	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	421 of 1504	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	604 of 1500	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	542 of 1479	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	673 of 1242	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	514 of 1439	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	618 of 1438	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	520 of 1455	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.3	683 of 1429	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.7	724 of 1407	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	813 of 1401	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	763 of 1373	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	851 of 1337	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	874 of 1295	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.4	923 of 1243	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	963 of 1224	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	893 of 1185	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	951 of 1123	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	944 of 1095	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	55 of 676	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	81 of 705	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	180 of 696	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	152 of 706	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	85 of 253	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	120 of 653	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	135 of 663	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	77.6	27 of 473	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	45.0	222 of 503	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	163 of 1457	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	416 of 1465	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	544 of 1463	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	518 of 1454	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	536 of 1066	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	619 of 1370	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	774 of 1353	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	75.9	174 of 943	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	344 of 914	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	115 of 826	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	153 of 810	81.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	78 of 603	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	42 of 594	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	48.1	250 of 543	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	30 of 392	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	60.1	129 of 457	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	145 of 1283	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	131 of 1296	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	251 of 1306	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	170 of 935	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	288 of 1241	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	152 of 1245	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	497 of 1455	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	431 of 1464	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	722 of 1464	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	567 of 1455	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	574 of 1071	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	401 of 1366	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	440 of 1352	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	395 of 1298	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.6	1137 of 1303	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1164 of 1307	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.7	378 of 1283	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	218 of 522	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	530 of 1139	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	195 of 1170	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	40.6	422 of 716	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2018)78th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)73rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)48th percentile+15 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2019)94th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)82nd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-18 vs school

White (2019)41st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences92%+36 vs state

Life Science Biology83%+25 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts80%+5 vs state

Math69%+14 vs state

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Science60%+16 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

My daughter attends this school and is doing great Could not of read two sentence when she started now she is reading and enjoying it my daughter just started pre k last September .family and friends are amaze at how well she is dong in this school .That school has great teachers who is committed in the education of all the student. Just like to thank the principal and the teachers especially her pre k teachers. Close Quote

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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)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 138	Public	PK, KG-8	760 Prospect Pl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-0800	356	38	9.2	85.7%	37 (10.4%)	245 (68.8%)	59 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	68.8	722^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.5%		65.6	767^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.6%	45	80.0		100.0	83.3	91.7	46.9	73.3	82.1	61.9	72.2	73.0	59.4	63.3	93.1	68.2	62.2	71.1	50.0	68.6	$43,500	$4,269	$39,231
Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Public, Charter	K-4	801 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2121	220			76.8%	3 (1.4%)	175 (79.5%)	29 (13.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	97.7	14^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%		94.4	106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%	92						97.4	100.0					100.0	100.0							$19,484	$00	$19,484
Ps 93 William H Prescott	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 604-7363	179	15	12.2	96.6%	12 (6.7%)	103 (57.5%)	37 (20.7%)	18 (10.1%)	4 (2.2%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	9.2	2313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%		25.6	1882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%	431						42.3	31.3	5.0				30.8	5.6	5.0				6.7		$43,313	$5,849	$37,464
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 316 Elijah Stroud	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	No	(718) 638-4043	644	46	13.8	51.6%	127 (19.7%)	328 (50.9%)	105 (16.3%)	16 (2.5%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (8.9%)	82.7	357^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.6	352^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	85.6%	5						70.7	75.3	94.5				70.7	71.2	83.6				67.7		$29,342	$1,615	$27,727
Brooklyn Arts And Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	443 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-0851	259	21	12.5	70.3%	48 (18.5%)	110 (42.5%)	80 (30.9%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	47.9	1248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%		37.9	1509^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.3%	261						47.2	58.1	62.9				51.4	41.4	51.4				55.9		$38,802	$3,860	$34,942
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
Ps 3 Bedford Village (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Jefferson Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-2960	174	15	11.6	86.2%	8 (4.6%)	118 (67.8%)	22 (12.6%)	16 (9.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	39	1502^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	38.6%		32.7	1665^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%	163						76.9	42.9	37.5				66.7	38.1	11.8				29.4		$41,029	$2,784	$38,245
Ps 241 Emma L Johnston	Public	PK, KG-5	976 President St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-4725	369	21	17.5	72.4%	45 (12.2%)	258 (69.9%)	42 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	72.8	621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%		76	509^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%	112						83.9	75.0	66.7				85.7	77.5	59.3				46.3		$34,418	$3,309	$31,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 138

How many students attend Ps 138?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Ps 138.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 138?

Students at Ps 138 are 69% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Ps 138 a good school?

Ps 138 ranks 722^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 138 in?

New York City Geographic District #17

What schools do graduates of Ps 138 attend?

Students who attend Ps 138 usually go on to attend:

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