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Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos

Public Grades PK, KG-5
2138th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of New York elementary schools
Summary

PS 290 Juan Morel Campos is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 365 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 290 Juan Morel Campos has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 935 and 2,138 out of 2,201 to 2,445 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 25% to 37.21% across grades 3-5, compared to 47.24% to 54.17% for the district and 54.07% to 56.61% for the state. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 30.88% to 58.14% across grades 3-5, compared to 50.27% to 59.04% for the district and 54.16% to 59.7% for the state. The school's performance on the 5th-grade science assessment was also low, with only 21.57% of students proficient or better, compared to 32.75% for the district and 45.02% for the state.

Nearby schools, such as PS 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden and PS 149 Danny Kaye, generally outperform PS 290 Juan Morel Campos on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and math. Similarly, nearby charter schools, such as Achievement First Apollo Charter School and East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (EBACS), also outperform PS 290 Juan Morel Campos. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $20,424 to $33,931 over the past four school years, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes.

374
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,095
Per pupil spending ?
96.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 135 Schenck Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11207-2617

(718) 647-1113

District: New York City Geographic District #19


Students who attend Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos usually attend:

Middle:    Liberty Avenue Middle School
    Vista Academy
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.6%
African American:
14.4%
Asian:
1.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school33%
District avg50%
New York avg55%
2,138th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 24 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
20th of 23Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #19
726th of 874New York City Geographic District #19 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.72138 of 244512.6%★☆☆☆☆
202418.92092 of 244514.4%★☆☆☆☆
202340.91417 of 243941.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.61601 of 243434.2%★★☆☆☆
202155.9935 of 220157.5%★★★☆☆
201940.61412 of 241341.5%★★☆☆☆
201829.31774 of 239525.9%★☆☆☆☆
201750.21174 of 238650.8%★★★☆☆
201641.31413 of 236640.3%★★☆☆☆
201538.71484 of 235236.9%★★☆☆☆
201446.21274 of 234545.7%★★☆☆☆
201340.41396 of 232540.0%★★☆☆☆
201239.41568 of 232032.4%★★☆☆☆
201140.51509 of 228634.0%★★☆☆☆
201039.41553 of 226331.4%★★☆☆☆
200944.11550 of 225731.3%★★☆☆☆
200838.51605 of 222727.9%★☆☆☆☆
200741.11534 of 221930.9%★★☆☆☆
200648.61390 of 220637.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.0656 of 111741.3%★★☆☆☆
202447.7428 of 106659.8%★★★☆☆
202352.3349 of 100165.1%★★★☆☆
202248.5415 of 102759.6%★★★☆☆
201955.8254 of 86070.5%★★★★☆
201836.8610 of 93835.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.02206 of 24098.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.51885 of 241321.9%★☆☆☆☆
202340.81411 of 240341.3%★★☆☆☆
202245.61292 of 240146.2%★★☆☆☆
202160.9722 of 195563.1%★★★☆☆
201942.11364 of 235742.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.81646 of 233829.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.31203 of 156923.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.11124 of 153126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202354.4561 of 142960.7%★★★☆☆
202252.9628 of 150358.2%★★★☆☆
201960.6417 of 131568.3%★★★☆☆
201850.8634 of 139254.5%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.3707 of 79210.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.7553 of 76627.8%★☆☆☆☆
202354.4249 of 63760.9%★★★☆☆
202244.9309 of 62250.3%★★★☆☆
201959.8164 of 57071.2%★★★★☆
201851.0302 of 73058.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.31983 of 240717.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.42165 of 241110.2%★☆☆☆☆
202341.71374 of 240042.8%★★☆☆☆
202230.01752 of 240027.0%★☆☆☆☆
202144.51104 of 196143.7%★★☆☆☆
201941.31364 of 235842.2%★★☆☆☆
201827.71817 of 234022.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.41232 of 213442.3%★★☆☆☆
202441.41098 of 211048.0%★★☆☆☆
202346.2876 of 201656.5%★★★☆☆
202241.71044 of 203148.6%★★☆☆☆
201934.71164 of 185937.4%★★☆☆☆
201837.31192 of 194138.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+30 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school
Homeless (2025)11th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math40%-17 vs state
English Language Arts30%-25 vs state
Science22%-23 vs state

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Students at Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos are 82% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos.

Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos ranks in the bottom 12.6% of New York elementary schools.

Students who attend Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Avenue Middle School
Middle : Vista Academy


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