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Ps 241 Emma L Johnston

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Ps 241 Emma L Johnston ranks 621 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 241 Emma L Johnston is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 369 students. The school consistently outperforms its New York City Geographic District #17 and the state of New York in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

Ps 241 Emma L Johnston excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking among the top 100 elementary schools in New York for African American students and among the top 25 for Hispanic students in ELA proficiency. The school's academic performance has shown steady improvement over the years, with its statewide ranking increasing significantly. Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting effective strategies in supporting economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the same district, such as Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School, Ps 241 Emma L Johnston consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency rates. However, the nearby Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights and Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights, which are ranked among the top elementary schools in New York, demonstrate even higher proficiency rates, particularly in Math and ELA, suggesting that the charter school model may be contributing to their exceptional academic performance.

369

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,418

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

976 President St
Brooklyn, NY 11225

(718) 636-4725

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.9%

White:

12.2%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #17

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

621^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	72.8	621 of 2445	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	509 of 2445	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	503 of 2439	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	980 of 2434	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	1075 of 2201	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	777 of 2413	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	912 of 2395	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.3	1437 of 2386	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.5	768 of 2366	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	927 of 2352	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.0	886 of 2345	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.5	1242 of 2325	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.5	1403 of 2320	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.8	925 of 2286	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.9	1513 of 2263	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	1508 of 2257	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.1	1811 of 2227	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.5	1788 of 2219	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.8	1779 of 2206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	100 of 928	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	71 of 927	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	114 of 857	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	267 of 936	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	115 of 891	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	147 of 948	84.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	198 of 1117	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	150 of 860	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	237 of 938	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	689 of 2409	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	467 of 2413	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	464 of 2403	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	830 of 2401	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	917 of 1955	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	835 of 2357	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	886 of 2338	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	270 of 1569	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	96.9	25 of 1429	98.3%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	120 of 792	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	189 of 766	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	53 of 637	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	61.9	167 of 622	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	46 of 570	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	97 of 730	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	438 of 2098	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	285 of 2078	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	111 of 2041	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	62.1	632 of 2099	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	363 of 2032	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	422 of 2045	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	600 of 2407	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	614 of 2411	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	525 of 2400	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	1130 of 2400	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	1109 of 1961	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	700 of 2358	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	947 of 2340	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	655 of 2134	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	447 of 2110	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	35.7	1283 of 2031	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	801 of 1859	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	984 of 1941	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+19 vs state

Math72%+15 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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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 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
Ps 375 Jackie Robinson School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 McKeever Pl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-6655	239	26	9.3	90.8%	11 (4.6%)	167 (69.9%)	38 (15.9%)	9 (3.8%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	7 (2.9%)	59.9	941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.5%		32	1686^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.0%	745						44.4	68.8	67.7				50.0	76.5	61.8				48.5		$52,015	$4,159	$47,857
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
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 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-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 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
Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Underhill Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 638-3260	782	49	15.9	37.2%	259 (33.1%)	243 (31.1%)	181 (23.1%)	56 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.1%)	66.7	772^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.4%		45.3	1276^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.8%	504						80.3	72.8	64.9				73.8	54.3	50.0				52.9		$27,882	$1,766	$26,116
Ps 321 William Penn	Public	PK, KG-5	180 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 499-2412	1,305	81	16.1	5.9%	851 (65.2%)	31 (2.4%)	127 (9.7%)	115 (8.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (13.5%)	93.9	105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%		96.2	57^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%	48						86.1	90.1	90.7				88.5	93.5	90.9				72.4		$26,129	$1,624	$24,506

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 241 Emma L Johnston

Is Ps 241 Emma L Johnston a good school?

Ps 241 Emma L Johnston ranks 621^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 241 Emma L Johnston?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Ps 241 Emma L Johnston.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 241 Emma L Johnston?

Students at Ps 241 Emma L Johnston are 70% African American, 12% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 241 Emma L Johnston in?

New York City Geographic District #17

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