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Ps 160 William T Sampson

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Ps 160 William T Sampson ranks 446 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 160 William T Sampson is a high-performing elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 943 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 160 William T Sampson consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 75.17%, compared to 69.27% for the district and 56.61% for the state. Similarly, the school's 5th-grade Math proficiency rate was 85.33%, compared to 71.39% for the district and 54.16% for the state. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, particularly English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups.

Compared to nearby schools, such as School For Future Leaders (The) and Ps 69 Vincent D Grippo School, Ps 160 William T Sampson outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Math. Despite serving a high-need student population, with 95.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years, indicating a sustained commitment to academic excellence.

965

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,030

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5105 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11219

(718) 438-0337

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Students who attend Ps 160 William T Sampson usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 220 John J Pershing
High:	Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

85.5%

Hispanic:

8.8%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

446^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 32Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #20

249^th of 874New York City Geographic District #20 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	79.2	446 of 2445	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	375 of 2445	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	290 of 2439	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	334 of 2434	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	471 of 2201	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	327 of 2413	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	568 of 2395	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	735 of 2386	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.1	747 of 2366	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.6	639 of 2352	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	62.4	836 of 2345	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	679 of 2325	70.8%	★★★★☆
2012	52.8	1246 of 2320	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.2	1328 of 2286	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	1295 of 2263	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	1220 of 2257	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.6	1129 of 2227	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	1096 of 2219	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	840 of 2206	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	356 of 696	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	326 of 662	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	267 of 605	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	332 of 671	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	118 of 430	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	276 of 548	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	396 of 601	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	93 of 1117	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	79 of 1066	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	55 of 1001	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	33 of 1027	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.6	64 of 454	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	34 of 860	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	33 of 938	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	509 of 2409	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	420 of 2413	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	276 of 2403	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	324 of 2401	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	660 of 1955	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.6	347 of 2357	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	527 of 2338	77.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	626 of 1569	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	768 of 1531	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1151 of 1429	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	854 of 1503	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	671 of 1315	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	810 of 1392	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	49 of 792	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	39 of 766	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	23 of 637	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	40 of 622	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	141 of 2098	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	134 of 2078	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	101 of 2041	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	109 of 2099	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	90 of 2032	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	237 of 2045	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	385 of 2407	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	346 of 2411	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	298 of 2400	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	332 of 2400	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	325 of 1961	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	329 of 2358	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	583 of 2340	75.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	405 of 2134	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	297 of 2110	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	243 of 2016	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	441 of 2031	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	333 of 1859	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	414 of 1941	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	448 of 1392	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	882 of 1338	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)94th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)68th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math81%+24 vs state

English Language Arts66%+11 vs state

Science66%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 160 William T Sampson	Public	K-5	5105 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-0337	965	83	11.6	97.0%	33 (3.4%)	12 (1.2%)	85 (8.8%)	825 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	79.2	446^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.3	375^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%	71	59.9	63.7	75.2	78.6	80.3	85.3	66.0	$31,030	$2,914	$28,116
Ps 105 Blythebourne (The)	Public	K-5	1031 59th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3230	1,119	71	15.7	94.5%	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.7%)	1,028 (91.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.5	269^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.0%		89.2	222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.9%	47	66.0	72.1	76.1	86.2	93.6	87.2	71.8	$28,740	$2,812	$25,928
Ps 131	Public	PK, KG-5	4305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 431-1960	493	44	11.2	96.1%	40 (8.1%)	6 (1.2%)	266 (54.0%)	170 (34.5%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	52	1161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%		60.8	885^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%	276	49.4	54.2	67.9	55.8	54.8	69.0	38.4	$33,850	$3,549	$30,301
School Of Creativity And Innovation (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	4513 8th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 419-6049	315	34	9.2	86.7%	23 (7.3%)	3 (1.0%)	148 (47.0%)	133 (42.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	70.9	665^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%		62.3	845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%	180	50.0	56.7	78.8	73.0	70.6	75.8	66.7	$37,070	$2,319	$34,751
School For Future Leaders (The)	Public	K-5	942 62nd St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 491-7670	535	40	13.3	89.7%	32 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.0%)	445 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	84.2	329^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.5%		85.2	311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.3%	18	68.8	68.1	79.0	85.0	80.2	83.8	66.7	$28,695	$2,488	$26,207
Ps 69 Vincent D Grippo School	Public	K-5	6302 9th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 630-3899	558	44	12.6	96.2%	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (7.7%)	485 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	84.5	316^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.1%		80.2	422^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%	106	79.5	72.2	71.6	85.1	87.5	81.0	60.0	$34,395	$3,138	$31,257
Ps 169 Sunset Park	Public	K-5	4305 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-3224	755	79	9.5	96.4%	23 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	280 (37.1%)	444 (58.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53.8	1096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.5	988^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%	108	37.2	57.4	51.7	50.0	76.4	72.7	43.2	$37,671	$3,982	$33,689
Ps 94 Henry Longfellow (The)	Public	K-5	5010 6th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 435-6034	819	80	10.1	98.2%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	292 (35.7%)	510 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	1048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%		64	799^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.3%	249	55.2	51.9	52.8	76.0	67.1	56.6	43.3	$33,393	$3,595	$29,798
Ps 164 Caesar Rodney	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 14th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 854-4100	491	48	10.3	89.8%	69 (14.1%)	18 (3.7%)	181 (36.9%)	216 (44.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	84.3	323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.8%		76.6	499^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.6%	176	67.7	72.7	77.6	78.5	77.3	85.3	75.4	$44,111	$3,066	$41,044
Detective Wenjian Liu School Of Civics And Entrepreneruship	Public	K	6312 13th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 737-0510	31	3	10.3	80.6%	2 (6.5%)	1 (3.2%)	19 (61.3%)	9 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$47,066	$1,955	$45,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 160 William T Sampson

How many students attend Ps 160 William T Sampson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 965 students attended Ps 160 William T Sampson.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 160 William T Sampson?

Students at Ps 160 William T Sampson are 85% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 160 William T Sampson attend?

Students who attend Ps 160 William T Sampson usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 220 John J Pershing
High : Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Is Ps 160 William T Sampson a good school?

Ps 160 William T Sampson ranks 446^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 160 William T Sampson in?

New York City Geographic District #20

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