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Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

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Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner ranks 1404 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 135 Sheldon A Brookner is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which is ranked 551 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While PS 135 Sheldon A Brookner has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, it has shown some strengths in certain student subgroups. The school's African American students and English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed well, ranking in the top 3 and 4 out of 5 stars, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's White students and male students have generally ranked in the bottom half of their respective subgroups statewide. The school's overall performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science, suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement in curriculum, instruction, and targeted interventions for struggling students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as PS 244 Richard R Green, PS 219 Kennedy-King, and PS 208 Elsa Ebeling, PS 135 Sheldon A Brookner generally underperforms on state assessments, particularly in ELA and Math. However, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate is comparable or even slightly better than some of the nearby schools. Additionally, PS 135 Sheldon A Brookner has shown exceptional performance in serving its homeless student population, ranking in the top 5 out of 5 stars in 2021-2022 and the top 4 out of 5 stars in 2018-2019 for this subgroup.

307

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,358

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

684 Linden Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11203-3298

(718) 693-4363

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Students who attend Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.9%

Hispanic:

7.5%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2023 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2023) to 43rd (2025)

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

1,404^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #18

551^st of 874New York City Geographic District #18 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	42.6	1404 of 2445	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1335 of 2445	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	1108 of 2439	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	1267 of 2434	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1493 of 2201	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1561 of 2413	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1922 of 2395	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	1512 of 2386	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.3	1772 of 2366	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.0	1714 of 2352	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.1	1599 of 2345	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	1536 of 2325	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.8	1887 of 2320	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.3	1674 of 2286	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	1761 of 2263	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	1902 of 2257	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	1771 of 2227	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	1683 of 2219	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.1	1515 of 2206	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	292 of 928	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	292 of 927	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	174 of 857	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	202 of 936	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	131 of 427	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	325 of 891	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	503 of 948	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	624 of 1117	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.2	186 of 1066	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	197 of 1001	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	45.1	461 of 1027	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	118 of 454	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	272 of 860	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	558 of 938	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	1030 of 2409	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	943 of 2413	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	807 of 2403	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	1150 of 2401	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	1349 of 1955	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1432 of 2357	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1991 of 2338	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	46.1	650 of 1315	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	837 of 1392	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	93.3	30 of 622	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	62.8	132 of 570	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	40.2	443 of 730	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	1033 of 2078	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	770 of 2099	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	578 of 1678	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	875 of 2032	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	1397 of 2045	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1686 of 2407	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1667 of 2411	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1433 of 2400	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1412 of 2400	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1352 of 1961	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1658 of 2358	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1750 of 2340	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1009 of 2134	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	1139 of 2110	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	963 of 2016	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	1561 of 2031	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1075 of 1859	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1380 of 1941	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1099 of 1402	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)95th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2019)51st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)50th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math57%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Science24%-21 vs state

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Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner	Public	PK, KG-5	684 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-4363	307	25	12.3	93.8%	20 (6.5%)	239 (77.9%)	23 (7.5%)	12 (3.9%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	42.6	1404^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.6%		43.6	1335^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.4%	69		62.5	47.1	48.9				73.5	42.1	57.8				24.4		$39,358	$4,216	$35,142
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
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
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
Ps 244 Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-5	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-6240	315	40	7.8	86.7%	17 (5.4%)	237 (75.2%)	41 (13.0%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	76.9	507^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.3%		66.9	731^st of 2445 public elementary schools	70.1%	224		97.0	60.0	72.2				97.2	79.4	76.5				38.2		$54,648	$3,964	$50,684
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 91 Albany Avenue School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0243	148	17	8.5	90.5%	1 (0.7%)	110 (74.3%)	33 (22.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	53	1130^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.8%		33.4	1641^st of 2445 public elementary schools	32.9%	511		82.4	37.5	63.2				82.4	35.3	52.6				42.1		$47,900	$4,221	$43,679
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 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 208 Elsa Ebeling	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Ave D	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-1670	297	26	11.5	85.9%	7 (2.4%)	235 (79.1%)	17 (5.7%)	25 (8.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	80	427^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.5%		74.1	553^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%	126		65.6	86.1	86.1				91.2	86.1	63.9				46.0		$39,450	$3,441	$36,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

How many students attend Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner.

What schools do graduates of Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner attend?

Students who attend Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

What is the racial makeup of Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner?

Students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner are 78% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner in?

New York City Geographic District #18

Is Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner a good school?

Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner ranks 1404^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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