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Ps 398 Walter Weaver

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 398 Walter Weaver is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 229 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 398 Walter Weaver significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.11% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 61.28% in the district and 54.15% statewide. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, with only 17.86% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better. The school's performance is particularly concerning for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who all rank in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools.

When comparing Ps 398 Walter Weaver to nearby schools in the same district, such as New Bridges Elementary and Ps 189 Bilingual Center, it is clear that Ps 398 Walter Weaver is an outlier in terms of academic performance. Despite the school's high per-student spending, ranging from $25,719 to $41,752 over the past few years, Ps 398 Walter Weaver has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past decade, indicating a need for significant intervention and support.

212

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,895

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 E 94th St
Brooklyn, NY 11212

(718) 774-4466

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Students who attend Ps 398 Walter Weaver usually attend:

Middle:

New Heights Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.3%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

1,883^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	26.3	1883 of 2445	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2267 of 2445	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	2283 of 2439	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2289 of 2434	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1723 of 2413	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1919 of 2395	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	1839 of 2386	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	2005 of 2366	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	2054 of 2352	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.1	1936 of 2345	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	2121 of 2325	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	2178 of 2320	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	1849 of 2286	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1756 of 2263	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	2157 of 2257	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	2202 of 2227	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.2	2169 of 2219	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	2182 of 2206	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	487 of 928	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	640 of 927	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	544 of 857	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	630 of 936	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	540 of 948	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	681 of 1066	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	897 of 1001	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1014 of 1027	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	60.8	235 of 938	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1787 of 2409	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2229 of 2413	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2236 of 2403	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2215 of 2401	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1647 of 2357	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1996 of 2338	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	26.0	1119 of 1392	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	520 of 792	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	540 of 766	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	454 of 637	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	525 of 622	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	149 of 570	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	358 of 730	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1370 of 2098	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1823 of 2078	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1917 of 2407	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2217 of 2411	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2222 of 2400	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	2260 of 2400	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1727 of 2358	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1764 of 2340	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1432 of 2134	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1187 of 2110	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1685 of 2016	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1079 of 2031	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	792 of 1859	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	976 of 1941	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2018)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math47%-10 vs state

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Science14%-31 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Thursday, March 3, 2016

P. S. 398 is a small school with big dreams! At P.S. 398 they believe that children learn best when there is modeling; opportunities for learning through various modalities; hands-on exploratory learning, using manipulatives, pictures, technology; students to student and group discussion; questioning using depth of knowledge to promote higher order.

P.S. 398 have many talented students and teachers. It has special activities and events such as; musical performances, winter concerts, Black History Concerts, School Spirt Days, Fun Fridays, Annual Breast Cancer Walk, Annual Tea Party, 100 Book Challenge and Spring Talent Shows.

P.S. 398 have several clubs that include; dance, Art, Stem, Chess and Track. The STAR Academy - Students Tackling Academic Rigor; provides students who are performing above grade level to reach their full potential.

P.S. 398 is a Great School!! Close Quote

by a student
Friday, November 11, 2011

Well my rating is based on first hand experience 8 years ago. If Mr.Geller is still the principal with Mr.Johnson as the A.P., Ms. Foye, Vernalyn Rowe, T-Reid, and Jackson-Brewer teaching, then it is a wonderful school. As for the students, they were tolerable back then. I doubt they've become more tolerable now due to the day and age that we live in now. Close Quote

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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 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
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
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 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0122	162	16	10.1	91.4%	4 (2.5%)	136 (84.0%)	17 (10.5%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	51.1	1184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.6%		40.4	1434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%	250					87.5	70.8	57.9				77.8	50.0	36.8				31.3		$44,187	$4,460	$39,726
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
Ps 268 Emma Lazarus	Public	PK, KG-5	133 E 53rd St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-5332	286	23	12.6	88.8%	10 (3.5%)	209 (73.1%)	65 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	860^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.8%		79.5	438^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.1%	422					41.9	76.3	75.0				66.7	75.6	70.8				21.7		$36,975	$2,991	$33,984
New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	431	38	11.2	81.2%	11 (2.6%)	309 (71.7%)	91 (21.1%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	62.7	876^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%		53.9	1054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.9%	178					66.7	62.9	76.5				61.5	48.7	60.8				48.8		$33,426	$3,364	$30,062
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 398 Walter Weaver

What district is Ps 398 Walter Weaver in?

New York City Geographic District #17

What schools do graduates of Ps 398 Walter Weaver attend?

Students who attend Ps 398 Walter Weaver usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Heights Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ps 398 Walter Weaver?

Students at Ps 398 Walter Weaver are 69% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Ps 398 Walter Weaver a good school?

Ps 398 Walter Weaver ranks in the bottom 23.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 398 Walter Weaver?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Ps 398 Walter Weaver.

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