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Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 188 Michael E Berdy is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 247 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 472 out of 874 districts in the state.

Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, Ps 188 Michael E Berdy consistently underperforms compared to its district and the state of New York in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.67% of 3rd graders, 13.64% of 4th graders, and 48.28% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 59.4%, 57.01%, and 61.37%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the district and state. Ps 188 Michael E Berdy serves a high-needs student population, with 94.33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Ps 101 Verrazano (The) and Ps 100 Coney Island School (The), which are also part of the New York City Geographic District #21, significantly outperform Ps 188 Michael E Berdy in terms of test scores and overall school rankings. The school's performance has also been declining over time, with its overall ranking dropping from 1607 out of 2,386 schools in 2016-2017 to 1972 out of 2,445 schools in 2024-2025.

236

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$49,430

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3314 Neptune Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224-1539

(718) 265-7580

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.1%

Hispanic:

32.6%

White:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

1,972^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 22Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #21

472^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #21 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	23.6	1972 of 2445	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1939 of 2445	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2247 of 2439	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2351 of 2434	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	2121 of 2201	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	2291 of 2413	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1947 of 2395	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.1	1607 of 2386	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.2	1727 of 2366	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1757 of 2352	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	1862 of 2345	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	1821 of 2325	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	1882 of 2320	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.5	1491 of 2286	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.9	1851 of 2263	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.1	1588 of 2257	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	1651 of 2227	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	1793 of 2219	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	1854 of 2206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	607 of 928	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	645 of 927	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	710 of 857	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	881 of 936	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	412 of 427	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	834 of 891	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	728 of 948	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	509 of 1117	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.3	66 of 1066	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	29.3	794 of 1001	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	534 of 1027	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2116 of 2409	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1874 of 2413	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2237 of 2403	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	2332 of 2401	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1844 of 1955	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	2119 of 2357	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1912 of 2338	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1328 of 1569	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1254 of 1531	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1332 of 1429	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1355 of 1503	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1201 of 1315	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	902 of 1392	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	12.5	558 of 570	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	337 of 730	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1165 of 2098	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2006 of 2099	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1887 of 2032	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1547 of 2045	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1457 of 2407	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1867 of 2411	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2129 of 2400	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2290 of 2400	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1927 of 1961	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	2299 of 2358	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1919 of 2340	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1753 of 2134	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1257 of 2110	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1760 of 2016	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	2010 of 2031	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1451 of 1859	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1220 of 1941	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2019)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math38%-19 vs state

English Language Arts35%-20 vs state

Science29%-16 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 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 188 Michael E Berdy	Public	PK, KG-5	3314 Neptune Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 265-7580	236	24	9.8	96.6%	21 (8.9%)	123 (52.1%)	77 (32.6%)	11 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	23.6	1972^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.1	1939^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.7%	33	36.7	13.6	48.3				65.5	15.4	32.3				28.6		$49,430	$3,438	$45,991
Ps 329 Surfside	Public	PK, KG-5	2929 W 30th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 787-3460	279	30	9.3	94.6%	5 (1.8%)	162 (58.1%)	89 (31.9%)	9 (3.2%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	22.1	2019^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.4%		7.3	2379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%	360	52.6	31.4	38.5				47.4	38.0	41.0				7.9		$44,225	$3,564	$40,661
Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	2950 W 25th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-2100	514	42	12.2	95.1%	23 (4.5%)	287 (55.8%)	194 (37.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8.2	2333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.6%		8.2	2363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%	30	36.8	17.0	25.0	24.5	41.0	31.1	40.0	24.4	15.6	10.0	23.1	39.0	4.4	26.4	$33,600	$3,058	$30,542
Ps 90 Edna Cohen School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2840 W 12th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 787-3333	499	39	12.9	96.4%	95 (19.0%)	109 (21.8%)	205 (41.1%)	74 (14.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	83.3	346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%		42.1	1379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%	1033	66.0	74.5	87.7				84.1	83.0	83.0				53.2		$32,714	$3,041	$29,673
Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody	Public	PK, KG-5	87 Bay 49th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 266-4841	560	51	10.9	85.4%	125 (22.3%)	52 (9.3%)	228 (40.7%)	144 (25.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	60.3	930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%		39.7	1466^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%	536	64.1	58.3	57.0				71.8	55.8	60.2				55.9		$37,863	$2,545	$35,318
Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2286 Cropsey Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-5610	335	16	20.9	83.3%	172 (51.3%)	48 (14.3%)	89 (26.6%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.3	1177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%		68.5	690^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.8%	487	62.0	52.5	58.8				54.0	56.5	66.7				37.3		$32,459	$1,822	$30,637
Ps 101 Verrazano (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	8696 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 372-0221	1,113	79	14.1	77.7%	279 (25.1%)	10 (0.9%)	182 (16.4%)	621 (55.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	87.3	251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.7	298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.8%	47	75.6	83.8	76.6				82.8	84.2	83.3				66.1		$29,056	$2,608	$26,447
Ps 100 Coney Island School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 W 3rd St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	No	(718) 382-2760	577	43	13.4	65.2%	492 (85.3%)	12 (2.1%)	24 (4.2%)	39 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	80	426^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.6%		76	510^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.1%	84	60.2	72.1	81.3				71.6	79.1	77.3				67.6		$29,003	$1,551	$27,452
Ps 200 Benson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1940 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-5466	1,209	90	13.4	91.0%	465 (38.5%)	19 (1.6%)	235 (19.4%)	463 (38.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	60.6	920^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.4%		62.1	855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%	65	60.9	57.7	61.6				67.3	66.1	63.4				43.6		$29,120	$2,584	$26,536
Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 645-2862	715	52	13.8	82.2%	339 (47.4%)	26 (3.6%)	136 (19.0%)	199 (27.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	72.2	634^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.1%		62.2	849^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.3%	215	63.0	66.3	68.9				77.9	72.5	72.0				49.5		$32,735	$2,912	$29,822

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Ps 188 Michael E Berdy ranks in the bottom 19.3% of New York elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Ps 188 Michael E Berdy.

What district is Ps 188 Michael E Berdy in?

New York City Geographic District #21

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Students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy are 52% African American, 33% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Asian.

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