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Ps 244 Richard R Green

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Ps 244 Richard R Green ranks 507 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 244 Richard R Green is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 320 students. This 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.

Ps 244 Richard R Green has consistently ranked in the top 30% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 507 out of 2,445 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is particularly strong, with 3rd-grade students achieving 96.97% proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and 97.22% proficiency in Math for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school's performance is also strong for other student subgroups, such as African American students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who all rank in the top 30% or higher in their respective categories.

Ps 244 Richard R Green outperforms most of the nearby schools in academic performance, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency rates. For example, Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner, located just 0.52 miles away, has significantly lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to Ps 244 Richard R Green. The nearby charter schools, such as New American Academy Charter School and East Flatbush Ascend Charter School, also show strong academic performance, but Ps 244 Richard R Green still outperforms them in several areas.

315

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$54,648

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5404 Tilden Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203-4699

(718) 346-6240

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.2%

Hispanic:

13.0%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2014 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

507^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 49 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	76.9	507 of 2445	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	731 of 2445	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	714 of 2439	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	1160 of 2434	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	1058 of 2413	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	1115 of 2395	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.5	1361 of 2386	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.6	1177 of 2366	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.3	1649 of 2352	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.8	1515 of 2345	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.4	1539 of 2325	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.8	1617 of 2320	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	1414 of 2286	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	1448 of 2263	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	1486 of 2257	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.4	1375 of 2227	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	1625 of 2219	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.4	1607 of 2206	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	121 of 928	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	244 of 927	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	132 of 857	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	210 of 936	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	202 of 891	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	175 of 948	81.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	51.9	363 of 1027	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	562 of 2409	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	851 of 2413	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	521 of 2403	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	1226 of 2401	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1022 of 2357	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	1173 of 2338	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	309 of 792	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	111 of 637	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	81 of 622	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	104 of 570	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	133 of 730	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	235 of 2098	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	633 of 2078	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	360 of 2041	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	574 of 2099	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	482 of 2032	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	616 of 2045	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	430 of 2407	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	610 of 2411	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	897 of 2400	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	1100 of 2400	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	1043 of 2358	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1045 of 2340	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	114 of 2134	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	35 of 2110	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	63.3	488 of 2016	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	403 of 2031	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	294 of 1859	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	557 of 1941	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)65th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)61st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math85%+27 vs state

English Language Arts76%+21 vs state

Science38%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Life Science Biology (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 Life Science Biology 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 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
Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	475 E 57th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 789-8959	259	5	45.6	78.8%	4 (1.5%)	227 (87.6%)	20 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.5	1352^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%		49.9	1176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%	176		66.7	38.7	55.8				54.1	54.8	55.8				32.6		$26,725	$912	$25,814
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
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
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 233 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8103	335	30	11.1	85.4%	8 (2.4%)	276 (82.4%)	36 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72.5	627^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		46.7	1240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.3%	613		68.4	58.3	73.3				77.5	77.8	83.3				40.0		$39,454	$3,328	$36,126
New American Academy Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New American Academy Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 385-1709	247	17	14.5	77.3%	4 (1.6%)	208 (84.2%)	26 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	66.9	770^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.3	899^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.2%	129		86.7	75.7	65.9				84.4	52.8	73.8				30.2		$21,946	$809	$21,136
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
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 109	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 E 45th St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3426	585	54	10.8	88.2%	11 (1.9%)	393 (67.2%)	150 (25.6%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	45.7	1307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%		35.2	1589^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%	282	82.4	57.9	58.3	54.2	65.5	80.9	56.4	62.5	45.0	40.8	48.2	63.2	37.1	17.0	21.1	$37,868	$3,422	$34,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 244 Richard R Green

What district is Ps 244 Richard R Green in?

New York City Geographic District #18

How many students attend Ps 244 Richard R Green?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Ps 244 Richard R Green.

Is Ps 244 Richard R Green a good school?

Ps 244 Richard R Green ranks 507^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 244 Richard R Green?

Students at Ps 244 Richard R Green are 75% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Asian.

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