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Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Q: Is Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly a good school?

Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly ranks 1497 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly?

In the 2024-25 school year, 173 students attended Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly?

Students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly are 62% Hispanic, 31% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% White, 2% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 160 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 541 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly 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 16 Leonard Dunkly had a 36% proficiency rate, compared to 62.27% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $46,326 in the 2023-2024 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.4, Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly's academic performance has been declining over the past several years. In contrast, nearby schools like Ps 380 John Wayne Elementary and Ps 84 Jose De Diego have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings. Additionally, the data shows that alternative school models, such as the Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg, consistently outperform Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly and the district as a whole.

173

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,961

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

157 Wilson St
Brooklyn, NY 11211-7797

(718) 782-5352

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

African American:

30.6%

American Indian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg62%

New York avg55%

1,497^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 19Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #14

541^st of 874New York City Geographic District #14 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	39.3	1497 of 2445	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1808 of 2445	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	2406 of 2439	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2286 of 2434	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1985 of 2201	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2062 of 2413	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	2015 of 2395	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	2185 of 2386	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	2128 of 2366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	2080 of 2352	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	1989 of 2345	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	1981 of 2325	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	1963 of 2320	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	2057 of 2286	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.9	2179 of 2263	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	2023 of 2257	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.3	2043 of 2227	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	2040 of 2219	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	2109 of 2206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	897 of 927	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	846 of 857	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	1283 of 2409	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1867 of 2413	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	2389 of 2403	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2231 of 2401	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1730 of 1955	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1799 of 2357	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1604 of 2338	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	521 of 1569	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	901 of 1531	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1325 of 1429	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1289 of 1503	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	789 of 818	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	971 of 1315	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	889 of 1392	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	11.4	758 of 766	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	239 of 570	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	478 of 730	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	6.5	2070 of 2078	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1603 of 2407	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1755 of 2411	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2281 of 2400	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2209 of 2400	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1806 of 1961	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2209 of 2358	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2253 of 2340	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1086 of 2134	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1198 of 2110	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1848 of 2016	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1361 of 2031	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1011 of 1044	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1185 of 1859	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1702 of 1941	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)3rd percentile-23 vs school

Homeless (2024)1st percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math56%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-6 vs state

Science26%-19 vs state

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Saturday, January 27, 2018

The teachers are always creating new and interesting projects for the students. They have so many extra curricular opportunities like being a No Place for Hate School and participating in the Jets Upstander of the Week Program. Close Quote

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Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly	Public	PK, KG-5	157 Wilson St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 782-5352	173	17	10.1	96.5%	3 (1.7%)	53 (30.6%)	108 (62.4%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	39.3	1497^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.8%		28	1808^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.1%	311		36.0	63.2	50.0				60.0	45.0	59.3			25.9		$45,961	$4,340	$41,622
Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Public, Charter	K-4	183 S 3rd St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1419	247			70.4%	26 (10.5%)	57 (23.1%)	124 (50.2%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	92.8	136^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.4%		97.9	21^st of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%	115		84.3	84.8					94.1	88.1						$21,517	$00	$21,517
Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	325 S 3rd St	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 963-0393	552	35	15.8	49.3%	187 (33.9%)	13 (2.4%)	281 (50.9%)	30 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.9%)	81.5	380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.5%		75.1	534^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%	154		70.0	73.0	86.7				80.3	69.7	64.4			78.6		$26,486	$1,729	$24,758
Ps 319	Public	PK, KG-1	360 Keap St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-1588	82	7	11.7	61.0%	17 (20.7%)	5 (6.1%)	57 (69.5%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)															$46,225	$1,929	$44,296
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Ps 84 Jose De Diego	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	250 Berry St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-8063	636	68	9.3	58.6%	165 (25.9%)	29 (4.6%)	381 (59.9%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.0%)	54.3	1075^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.0%		56	1001^st of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%	74	29.4	65.9	65.7	71.0	43.1	47.6	63.3	50.0	69.6	53.2	18.0	47.7	46.8	44.6	$36,721	$2,460	$34,261
Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth	Public	PK, KG-5	208 N 5th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2929	197	22	9.0	87.8%	13 (6.6%)	19 (9.6%)	161 (81.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	53.4	1112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.5%		16.1	2182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%	1070		30.8	74.2	77.8				32.1	87.1	72.2			15.8		$47,241	$3,585	$43,656
Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	850 Kent Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 622-9285	377	33	11.5	87.8%	13 (3.4%)	33 (8.8%)	319 (84.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	19	2107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.8%		16.4	2167^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.4%	60	15.6	0.0	66.7	42.1	31.0	43.8	71.4	50.0	41.7	29.6	26.3	24.0	17.9	43.5	$32,991	$2,553	$30,438
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Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

How many students attend Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly?

In the 2024-25 school year, 173 students attended Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly.

Is Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly a good school?

Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly ranks 1497^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly?

Students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly are 62% Hispanic, 31% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly in?

New York City Geographic District #14

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