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Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1984^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 390 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.

Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook has consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly below the district and state levels across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Ps 272 scored 42.22% proficient compared to the district's 63.76% and the state's 54.15%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American students and special education students performing relatively better than other subgroups. However, Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform poorly, ranking in the bottom quarter of schools.

Despite the higher per-student spending at Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly lower than the district and state averages. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School and Ps 279 Herman Schreiber, generally outperform Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook in academic proficiency. Additionally, two charter schools in the area, Canarsie Ascend Charter School and Explore Excel Charter School, also outperform the traditional public school.

365

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,022

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101-24 Seaview Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11236-5599

(929) 437-5000

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Students who attend Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook usually attend:

Middle:

Is 211 John Wilson

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.2%

Hispanic:

17.5%

American Indian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Math scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

1,984^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	23.2	1984 of 2445	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2148 of 2445	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2238 of 2439	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1950 of 2434	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1946 of 2201	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2365 of 2413	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2145 of 2395	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	2209 of 2386	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	2202 of 2366	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	2093 of 2352	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	2137 of 2345	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	2073 of 2325	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	1941 of 2320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	2108 of 2286	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	2014 of 2263	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	1982 of 2257	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	2070 of 2227	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	2192 of 2219	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	1977 of 2206	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	566 of 928	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	663 of 927	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	589 of 857	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	561 of 936	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	808 of 891	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	724 of 948	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1876 of 2409	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1966 of 2413	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2234 of 2403	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	2011 of 2401	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1889 of 1955	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	2327 of 2357	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	2100 of 2338	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	1453 of 1531	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1183 of 1429	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1289 of 1315	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1045 of 1392	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	449 of 792	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	421 of 766	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	398 of 637	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	246 of 622	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.4	535 of 570	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	574 of 730	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	8.9	2006 of 2032	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1826 of 2045	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2011 of 2407	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2172 of 2411	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2086 of 2400	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1850 of 2400	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1473 of 1961	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	2273 of 2358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	2130 of 2340	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	781 of 2134	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	812 of 2110	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	822 of 2016	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	707 of 2031	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	1375 of 1859	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1441 of 1941	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)5th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-13 vs state

Math35%-23 vs state

Science32%-13 vs state

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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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 272 Curtis Estabrook	Public	PK, KG-5	101-24 Seaview Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 437-5000	365	33	11.0	94.8%	12 (3.3%)	260 (71.2%)	64 (17.5%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	23.2	1984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%		17.1	2148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%	164				42.2	33.3	51.2				42.6	20.4	42.9				31.6		$43,022	$3,631	$39,391
Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 E 92nd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-1000	854	50	17.0	78.7%	81 (9.5%)	637 (74.6%)	98 (11.5%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	56.4	1025^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%		58.6	936^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.7%	89				64.5	54.0	57.4				73.5	60.0	59.6				37.4		$33,614	$2,812	$30,802
Ps 279 Herman Schreiber	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 444-4316	276	20	13.8	85.1%	9 (3.3%)	232 (84.1%)	30 (10.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	928^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%		49.3	1188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.4%	260				40.0	57.1	77.1				60.0	66.7	80.0				42.9		$35,787	$3,662	$32,125
Uncommon Canarsie Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Uncommon Canarsie Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0560	808	63	12.8	82.3%	4 (0.5%)	729 (90.2%)	52 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	69.9	695^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.1	750^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.3%	55	50.6	62.8		57.1	63.8	61.7	71.3	67.8	78.8	83.3	83.8	58.5	81.2	68.6		39.4		$17,686	$672	$17,014
Ps 346 Abe Stark	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-3000	385	40	9.7	88.8%	9 (2.3%)	265 (68.8%)	101 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	54.5	1069^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.3%		34	1620^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%	551				63.8	50.9	65.5				66.7	53.5	79.3				23.1		$46,702	$3,599	$43,102
Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9719 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-0153	857	48	17.6	79.9%	8 (0.9%)	762 (88.9%)	49 (5.7%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (1.9%)	73.4	602^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.4%		67.5	718^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.6%	116				66.0	67.0	75.7	75.6	87.4	79.6	76.5	64.1	49.3	77.9	81.4	62.5	52.9	72.7	$15,863	$941	$14,921
Ps 276 Louis Marshall	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 E 83rd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 758-7100	560	41	13.7	88.2%	66 (11.8%)	406 (72.5%)	50 (8.9%)	19 (3.4%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	73.4	604^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.3%		51.7	1126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%	522				67.4	100.0	60.5				95.5	94.9	73.7				13.9		$34,814	$2,993	$31,821
Ps 114 Ryder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4428	397	30	13.2	85.6%	9 (2.3%)	299 (75.3%)	60 (15.1%)	23 (5.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63.4	858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%		43	1353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%	495				78.3	49.1	70.7				92.2	53.6	79.1				27.5		$39,045	$2,864	$36,181
Explore Excel Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Explore Excel Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 303-3245	624	50	12.4	79.0%	10 (1.6%)	543 (87.0%)	42 (6.7%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	57.9	992^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.4%		52.2	1107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%	115		100.0	35.4	48.4	62.5	68.4	49.4	53.7	62.5	65.2	81.6	56.8	53.2	67.4	64.4	42.0	0.0	$21,349	$21,349	$00
Ps 306 Ethan Allen	Public	PK, KG-5	970 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-3155	259	23	11.1	98.1%	2 (0.8%)	180 (69.5%)	75 (29.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	65	821^st of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%		42.2	1376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.7%	555				57.1	59.5	78.8				71.4	62.2	72.7				42.4		$41,776	$3,915	$37,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook

What district is Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook in?

New York City Geographic District #18

What is the racial makeup of Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook?

Students at Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook are 71% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook attend?

Students who attend Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 211 John Wilson

How many students attend Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook.

Is Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook a good school?

Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook ranks in the bottom 18.9% of New York elementary schools.

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