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Ps 181

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 181 is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 562 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 181 consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,505 and 2,232 out of 2,201 to 2,445 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. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 30.91% in 3rd grade to 38.3% in 6th grade, compared to the district's 53.04%-61.28% and the state's 50.86%-56.61%. The school's performance on math and science assessments is also low, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, it has not translated into improved academic outcomes. In contrast, the nearby Flatbush Ascend Charter School, Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush, Explore Charter School, Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School, and East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (EFACS) generally outperform PS 181 and the nearby public schools on academic measures, suggesting that their educational model and approach may be more effective in supporting student achievement.

568

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,375

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1023 New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203

(718) 462-5298

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Students who attend Ps 181 usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 246 Walt Whitman

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.2%

Hispanic:

14.3%

American Indian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg50%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,997^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

813^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	22.8	1997 of 2445	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2027 of 2445	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2004 of 2439	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	2232 of 2434	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	1505 of 2201	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2227 of 2413	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2209 of 2395	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	2189 of 2386	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	2185 of 2366	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	2112 of 2352	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	2034 of 2345	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	2019 of 2325	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	1961 of 2320	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	1900 of 2286	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	1999 of 2263	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	1887 of 2257	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	1860 of 2227	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	1878 of 2219	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	1898 of 2206	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	547 of 928	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	513 of 927	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	538 of 857	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	660 of 936	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	168 of 427	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	645 of 891	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	778 of 948	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	710 of 1117	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	551 of 1066	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	671 of 1001	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	980 of 1027	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	770 of 860	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	770 of 938	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1864 of 2409	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1930 of 2413	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2071 of 2403	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2136 of 2401	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	1197 of 1955	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	2179 of 2357	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2120 of 2338	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	8.5	1474 of 1503	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	59.3	485 of 1392	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	367 of 792	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	364 of 766	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	472 of 637	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	495 of 622	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	232 of 570	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1423 of 2098	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1658 of 2078	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1595 of 2041	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1948 of 2099	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1873 of 2032	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1833 of 2045	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2030 of 2407	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2017 of 2411	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1862 of 2400	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2197 of 2400	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1545 of 1961	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	2134 of 2358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2191 of 2340	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2050 of 2134	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1553 of 2110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1326 of 2016	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1408 of 2031	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1401 of 1859	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1455 of 1941	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	813 of 1500	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	942 of 1504	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1053 of 1500	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1191 of 1479	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	915 of 1242	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1050 of 1439	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	957 of 1438	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	1053 of 1455	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	1042 of 1429	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1225 of 1407	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	1068 of 1401	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	1030 of 1373	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.4	801 of 1337	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	779 of 1295	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	857 of 1243	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.7	887 of 1224	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	897 of 1185	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	926 of 1123	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	931 of 1095	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	191 of 676	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	196 of 705	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	367 of 696	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	455 of 706	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	355 of 653	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	286 of 663	56.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	86 of 646	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	33.7	448 of 615	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	473 of 591	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	216 of 581	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	378 of 473	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	477 of 503	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	663 of 1457	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	754 of 1465	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1037 of 1463	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1016 of 1454	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	901 of 1370	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	931 of 1353	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	355 of 965	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	308 of 810	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	310 of 603	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.4	129 of 594	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	187 of 543	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	259 of 487	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	254 of 392	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	154 of 457	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	502 of 1283	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	709 of 1296	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	801 of 1288	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	951 of 1306	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	819 of 1241	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	668 of 1245	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	889 of 1455	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1023 of 1464	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	987 of 1464	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1249 of 1455	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1191 of 1366	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	910 of 1352	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	696 of 1298	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	641 of 1303	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	1026 of 1307	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	588 of 1283	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	916 of 1139	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	490 of 1170	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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

Homeless (2025)54th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2022)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math47%-8 vs state

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Science33%-12 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 181	Public	PK, KG-8	1023 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-5298	568	50	11.3	85.6%	14 (2.5%)	433 (76.2%)	81 (14.3%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	22.8	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%		21.3	2027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%	30	100.0		30.9	33.3	37.8	38.3	34.8	37.3	45.6	48.1	18.8	52.2	53.2	64.8	18.8	45.3	$35,375	$3,258	$32,116
Ps 399 Stanley Eugene Clarke	Public	K-5	2707 Albermarle Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3023	157	18	8.9	100.0%	3 (1.9%)	101 (64.3%)	48 (30.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	11.7	2272^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.7	2251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%	21			17.7	24.0	47.4				27.8	32.0	25.0				19.2		$46,131	$3,980	$42,151
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
Flatbush Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	123 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Flatbush Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	404	24	16.8	87.6%	14 (3.5%)	326 (80.7%)	43 (10.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	76.4	517^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%		54.8	1035^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.7%	518			72.5	89.3	60.0	67.8			88.4	93.1	60.0	84.3			51.8		$18,753	$2,364	$16,389
Norma Adams Clemons Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 856-6560	588	45	13.0	91.8%	20 (3.4%)	366 (62.2%)	177 (30.1%)	15 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.5	1878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%		21	2034^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.8%	156			62.0	32.8	46.6				41.2	30.7	41.4				18.6		$33,918	$3,045	$30,873
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
Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Public, Charter	K-4	15 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2150	598			81.9%	17 (2.8%)	476 (79.6%)	54 (9.0%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.7%)	93	132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.6%		89.8	206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%	74			86.4	81.0					98.1	88.8							$16,769	$00	$16,769
Explore Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	655 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Explore Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 703-4484	574	40	14.5	82.1%	11 (1.9%)	420 (73.2%)	117 (20.4%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	64.6	835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.8%		71.1	611^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.0%	224	96.3	54.9	50.9	58.7	79.5	51.4	63.9	72.9	75.0	82.5	63.0	57.1	69.4	72.9	41.1		$20,299	$20,299	$00
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	465 E 29th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 246-4800	753	45	16.7	89.8%	9 (1.2%)	628 (83.4%)	82 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (2.0%)	79.4	439^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%		60.3	900^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.2%	461			65.1	65.4	90.3	86.7	84.8	90.7	78.3	65.4	59.2	91.6	83.3	90.6	63.4	86.1	$16,821	$1,042	$15,779
Ps 92 Adrian Hegeman	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-2087	251	27	9.2	91.6%	23 (9.2%)	165 (65.7%)	42 (16.7%)	6 (2.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	51.1	1183^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.6%		18.9	2095^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%	912			61.9	62.5	55.3				58.1	75.0	51.3				30.8		$42,020	$4,889	$37,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 181

What is the racial makeup of Ps 181?

Students at Ps 181 are 76% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 181 attend?

Students who attend Ps 181 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 246 Walt Whitman

What district is Ps 181 in?

New York City Geographic District #17

How many students attend Ps 181?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Ps 181.

Is Ps 181 a good school?

Ps 181 ranks in the bottom 18.3% of New York elementary schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.