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Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)

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Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) ranks 1445 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 897 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 63.08% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 61.28% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 90% or more of students proficient or better in Common Core English Language Arts, Algebra I, and Life Science Biology. Additionally, the school ranks among the top schools in New York for African American and English Language Learner students.

Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) has a relatively high per-student spending of $28,770 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.5, which may contribute to its academic success. When compared to nearby schools, such as Middle School 394 and Explore Empower Charter School, Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) consistently outperforms the district averages, indicating that it is a high-performing school within the area.

887

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,855

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 E New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212

(718) 756-0210

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Students who attend Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) usually attend:

Middle:

New Heights Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.7%

Hispanic:

27.1%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2014 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg51%

New York avg55%

Elementary school

1,445^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

608^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	41.0	1445 of 2445	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	1231 of 2445	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	935 of 2439	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	882 of 2434	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	1049 of 2413	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	719 of 2395	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	71.6	622 of 2386	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	71.0	626 of 2366	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	61.2	863 of 2352	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	1013 of 2345	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.7	1352 of 2325	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	1474 of 2320	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.5	1212 of 2286	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	1601 of 2263	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	62.2	1025 of 2257	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.6	1323 of 2227	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	1621 of 2219	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	1640 of 2206	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	335 of 928	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	218 of 927	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	125 of 857	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	117 of 936	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	157 of 891	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	84 of 948	91.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	336 of 1117	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	414 of 1066	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	360 of 1001	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	204 of 1027	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	240 of 860	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	90 of 938	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	1219 of 2409	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	1200 of 2413	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	919 of 2403	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	812 of 2401	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	992 of 2357	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	656 of 2338	71.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	660 of 1569	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	877 of 1531	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	819 of 1429	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.9	367 of 1503	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	413 of 1315	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	591 of 1392	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	366 of 792	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	367 of 766	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	157 of 637	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	146 of 622	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	161 of 570	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	120 of 730	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	71.5	442 of 2041	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	459 of 2099	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	538 of 2032	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	253 of 2045	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1615 of 2407	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1251 of 2411	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	933 of 2400	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	944 of 2400	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	1050 of 2358	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	792 of 2340	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	709 of 2134	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	753 of 2110	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	332 of 2016	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	418 of 2031	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	525 of 1859	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	253 of 1941	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	836 of 1392	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	608 of 1500	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	449 of 1504	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	456 of 1500	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	389 of 1479	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	287 of 1439	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	157 of 1438	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	182 of 1455	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	78.9	230 of 1429	83.9%	★★★★☆
2015	69.6	349 of 1407	75.2%	★★★★☆
2014	63.8	414 of 1401	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	49.0	670 of 1373	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.4	507 of 1337	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.1	365 of 1295	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	54.3	678 of 1243	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.4	485 of 1224	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.8	397 of 1185	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	521 of 1123	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.7	626 of 1095	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	139 of 676	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	109 of 705	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	70 of 696	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	73 of 706	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	69 of 653	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	93.0	43 of 663	93.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	63 of 646	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	15 of 615	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	67.9	90 of 591	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	41 of 581	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	2 of 473	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	5 of 503	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	548 of 1457	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	375 of 1465	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	428 of 1463	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	346 of 1454	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	288 of 1370	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	220 of 1353	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	418 of 965	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	250 of 953	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	247 of 943	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	112 of 914	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	95.7	29 of 810	96.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	142 of 603	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	118 of 594	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	78 of 543	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	87 of 487	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	38 of 392	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	54 of 457	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	77.6	210 of 1296	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	226 of 1288	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	196 of 1306	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	146 of 1241	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	76 of 1245	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	636 of 1455	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	540 of 1464	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	470 of 1464	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	443 of 1455	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	278 of 1366	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	119 of 1352	91.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	197 of 1298	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	253 of 1303	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	205 of 1307	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	316 of 1283	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	63 of 1139	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	7 of 1170	99.4%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)78th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

White (2024)40th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)84th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts90%+15 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences72%+16 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Math52%-3 vs state

Science39%-6 vs state

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The students and teachers are phenomenal. I remember my daughter not being able to read now she’s one of the best readers thanks to her teachers K through 6. I pay attention to her 6th grade teacher style he’s wonderful. I love that he teachers with enthusiasm even with remote. Thank you to this wonderful staff and thanks Mr. Hamlin my daughter is improving tremendously. Close Quote

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Monday, October 17, 2011

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 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 189 Bilingual Center (The)	Public	K-8	1100 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0210	887	69	12.8	97.2%	34 (3.8%)	583 (65.7%)	240 (27.1%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	41	1445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%		47.1	1231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%	214	90.0	100.0	100.0	72.2	63.1	44.3	42.5	53.4	58.7	53.9	64.6	64.4	28.9	44.2	59.4	53.1	28.1	45.3	$31,855	$3,576	$28,279
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
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-1	205 Rockaway Parkway-6th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(917) 686-9416	141	12	11.7	94.3%	2 (1.4%)	128 (90.8%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																			$4,470	$938	$3,532
Ps 156 Waverly	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2811	421	35	12.2	94.8%	7 (1.7%)	275 (65.3%)	121 (28.7%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	30.5	1754^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.4	1636^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.1%	118					36.0	45.9	44.4				56.0	49.2	44.4				28.6		$38,203	$2,872	$35,331
Ps 191 Paul Robeson	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-1206	163	22	7.4	92.0%	4 (2.5%)	119 (73.0%)	35 (21.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	37	1549^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.6%		16.2	2180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%	631					41.2	80.0	58.3				36.8	42.9	41.7				30.0		$45,160	$2,900	$42,260
Ps 219 Kennedy-King	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Clarkson Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9566	334	29	11.4	90.4%	12 (3.6%)	246 (73.7%)	69 (20.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.6	1722^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	29.6%		19.5	2075^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%	353					58.3	29.7	37.8				63.2	36.1	47.2				28.1		$37,476	$3,612	$33,864
Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 294-2600	591	33	18.1	93.9%	8 (1.4%)	463 (78.3%)	95 (16.1%)	8 (1.4%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	56.3	1027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%		43.6	1331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.6%	304					71.4	51.7	68.6	60.0	64.4	51.3	74.6	56.9	42.0	41.5	67.1	51.9	38.8	52.0	$18,406	$1,455	$16,951
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)

How many students attend Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 887 students attended Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The).

What is the racial makeup of Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)?

Students at Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) are 66% African American, 27% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Heights Middle School

What district is Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #17

Is Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) a good school?

Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The) ranks 1445^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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