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Ps 249 Caton (The)

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Ps 249 Caton (The) ranks 259 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 249 Caton (The) is an exceptional elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. With consistently high academic performance, the school has ranked in the top 15% of New York elementary schools for the past several years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 249 Caton (The) significantly outperforms the New York City Geographic District #17 and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 87.88% of 3rd-grade students at Ps 249 Caton (The) were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.28% in the district and 54.15% statewide. Similarly, 96% of 3rd-grade students at Ps 249 Caton (The) were proficient or better in Math, compared to 63.68% in the district and 59.7% statewide. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, with high rankings across categories such as female students, African American students, Hispanic students, white students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, Ps 249 Caton (The) significantly outperforms the nearby Norma Adams Clemons Academy, which is also part of the New York City Geographic District #17, in both ELA and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. Other nearby schools, such as Ps 130 Parkside (The) and Windsor Terrace School (The), also demonstrate strong academic performance, but Ps 249 Caton (The) still manages to outshine them in several areas. Despite having a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school continues to excel academically, suggesting its ability to effectively serve students from low-income backgrounds.

663

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,119

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 Marlborough Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11226

(718) 282-8828

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

African American:

38.6%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New York elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

259^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	259 of 2445	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	308 of 2445	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	361 of 2439	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	361 of 2434	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	1015 of 2201	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.0	305 of 2413	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	307 of 2395	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	271 of 2386	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	83.7	302 of 2366	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	72.7	592 of 2352	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	79.3	395 of 2345	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	516 of 2325	77.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	43 of 928	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	35 of 927	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	66 of 857	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	66 of 936	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	70.3	86 of 427	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	64 of 891	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	59 of 948	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	67.5	217 of 662	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	236 of 671	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.5	60 of 601	90.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	54 of 1117	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	50 of 1066	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	27 of 1001	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	49 of 1027	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	71 of 454	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	27 of 860	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	27 of 938	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	240 of 2409	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	289 of 2413	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	328 of 2403	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	396 of 2401	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	1032 of 1955	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	86.6	244 of 2357	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	303 of 2338	87.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	162 of 1569	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	123 of 1531	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	115 of 1429	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	75 of 1503	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	64.6	230 of 818	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	72 of 1315	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	76 of 1392	94.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	63 of 792	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	64 of 766	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	114 of 637	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	72 of 622	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	26 of 70	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.6	25 of 570	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	57 of 730	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	136 of 2098	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	127 of 2078	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	133 of 2041	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	106 of 2099	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	66.2	434 of 1678	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	123 of 2032	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	108 of 2045	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	282 of 2407	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	332 of 2411	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	432 of 2400	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	305 of 2400	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	888 of 1961	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	408 of 2358	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	304 of 2340	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	165 of 2134	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	152 of 2110	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	278 of 2016	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	145 of 2031	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	42.6	537 of 1044	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.4	159 of 1859	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	119 of 1941	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	87 of 1402	93.8%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)67th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math91%+34 vs state

English Language Arts89%+34 vs state

Science41%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 9, 2018

I am satisfied! There is a family feel at this school. The only complaint I have is there is lack of afterschool programs for the younger grades. It really puts a strain on families. The staff is great though even the school safety officers. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 19, 2018

Excellent principal teachers staff and school safety officers great school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 249 Caton (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Marlborough Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-8828	663	56	11.8	83.9%	47 (7.1%)	256 (38.6%)	300 (45.2%)	39 (5.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	86.9	259^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%		85.3	308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.4%	49	87.9	91.2	86.7		96.0	94.5	83.5		41.2	$33,119	$3,428	$29,690
Ps 245	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	249 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 284-2330	228	20	11.2	89.9%	9 (3.9%)	99 (43.4%)	108 (47.4%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48	1247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%		53.3	1071^st of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%	176	57.1	68.8	56.7		57.1	51.5	51.6		31.3	$35,167	$2,735	$32,432
Ps 889	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(929) 397-9171	423	30	14.1	49.2%	149 (35.2%)	95 (22.5%)	110 (26.0%)	36 (8.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	24 (5.7%)	70.5	679^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.2%		48.3	1210^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.5%	531	56.9	87.7	67.6		62.8	70.7	61.1		61.1	$27,937	$1,630	$26,307
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
Ps 130 Parkside (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Ocean Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 686-1940	891	57	15.6	28.4%	490 (55.0%)	53 (5.9%)	170 (19.1%)	113 (12.7%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.1%)	75.2	548^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.6%		67.9	708^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.0%	160	76.7	61.2	79.2		75.4	59.8	73.1		61.9	$27,512	$1,926	$25,586
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 139 Alexine A Fenty	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Rugby Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-5254	706	65	10.7	67.1%	149 (21.1%)	136 (19.3%)	266 (37.7%)	92 (13.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	53.2	1118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.3%		59	925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%	193	56.2	67.4	59.8		55.7	69.8	47.2		38.5	$31,261	$2,495	$28,766
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
Windsor Terrace School (The)	Public	K-5	1625 11th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 768-0057	400	27	14.8	13.8%	270 (67.5%)	17 (4.3%)	51 (12.8%)	28 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	90.4	187^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.4%		91.5	172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%	15	89.7	81.0	72.0		95.4	81.3	84.3		71.4	$29,289	$2,091	$27,198
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 249 Caton (The)

What is the racial makeup of Ps 249 Caton (The)?

Students at Ps 249 Caton (The) are 45% Hispanic, 39% African American, 7% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 249 Caton (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Ps 249 Caton (The).

What district is Ps 249 Caton (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #17

Is Ps 249 Caton (The) a good school?

Ps 249 Caton (The) ranks 259^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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