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Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody

Q: Is Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody a good school?

Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody ranks 930 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 576 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 472 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody has shown a mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school's proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were generally higher than the district and state in the 2024-2025 school year, its performance has been more inconsistent in recent years, with proficiency rates dipping below the district and state in some grades and subjects, particularly in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners (ELL) and Special Education students stands out, with these subgroups ranking in the top 25% and top 50% of New York elementary schools, respectively.

Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the nearby public schools in the same district, such as Ps 90 Edna Cohen School and Ps 101 Verrazano (The). However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools like Ps 95 Gravesend (The) and Ps 100 Coney Island School (The), which are also in the same district. Additionally, the nearby Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 outperforms Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody in some academic areas, despite serving a similar socioeconomic population.

560

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,863

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

87 Bay 49th St
Brooklyn, NY 11214-6921

(718) 266-4841

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Students who attend Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody usually attend:

Middle:

Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.7%

Asian:

25.7%

White:

22.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (60% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

930^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	60.3	930 of 2445	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	1466 of 2445	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	1232 of 2439	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	1120 of 2434	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	720 of 2201	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	1032 of 2413	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	1242 of 2395	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.8	1327 of 2386	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.8	1285 of 2366	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.4	1171 of 2352	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.3	1228 of 2345	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	1380 of 2325	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.0	1529 of 2320	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	1330 of 2286	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	1287 of 2263	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	1469 of 2257	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	1355 of 2227	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.0	1450 of 2219	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.7	1651 of 2206	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	614 of 928	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	322 of 936	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	350 of 696	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	448 of 662	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	439 of 605	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	477 of 671	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.4	237 of 430	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	319 of 548	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	360 of 601	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	106 of 1117	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	60.3	245 of 1066	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	173 of 1001	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	178 of 1027	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	62 of 860	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	59.2	254 of 938	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	847 of 2409	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	1515 of 2413	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	1085 of 2403	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	1184 of 2401	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	661 of 1955	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	1166 of 2357	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	1163 of 2338	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	778 of 1569	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	1002 of 1531	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	913 of 1429	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	677 of 1503	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	622 of 1315	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	786 of 1392	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	670 of 792	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.6	133 of 766	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	134 of 637	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	163 of 622	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	413 of 570	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	406 of 730	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	456 of 2098	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	862 of 2078	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	697 of 2041	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	613 of 2099	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	525 of 2032	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	740 of 2045	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	990 of 2407	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	1357 of 2411	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1382 of 2400	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	1032 of 2400	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	581 of 1961	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	870 of 2358	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	1314 of 2340	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	902 of 2134	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	1205 of 2110	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	952 of 2016	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	1149 of 2031	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	909 of 1859	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	975 of 1941	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	628 of 1402	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	924 of 1392	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	790 of 1337	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	970 of 1399	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	528 of 1338	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	1005 of 1408	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-28 vs school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+5 vs state

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Science56%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 26, 2011

Sadly, the principal cares more about Her ratings then she does the children's well being. Her way of getting higher ratings is to rid the school of the children who do not meet her mold. Her reasoning, "I cannot have this is MY school" Last I looked, this was a public school, paid for by our tax money, OUR school...Not Poly Prep. If not this school in our own community, for our children ... where do they go? Are they thrown out with the bath water? If your child needs a little extra help adjusting, this is not the school and/or principal for them. Principal Marsella, sees them as a liability, and a mark against Her. She is more concerned with her ratings, then she is about a child's adjustment, growth, and acceptance....Children should not be victimized for self promotion. Each child is an individual, not a text book case.
She has also made dismissal a chaotic horror show....it's more important to keep her new schoolyard an untouchable show place, parking in the other schoolyard for teachers, then it is for safe systematized dismissals.
The art of leadership are, communication, understanding, vision, charisma, versatility, and compassion ... not for ones Self, but for ones Students, Staff and Parents. Close Quote

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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
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 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 95 Gravesend (The)	Public	K-8	345 Van Sicklen St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 449-5050	916	67	13.6	83.1%	227 (24.8%)	46 (5.0%)	311 (34.0%)	310 (33.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	75.3	539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%		70.6	623^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	74.5%	84	100.0	96.2	75.0	70.9	65.6	74.8	47.0	63.0	65.0	74.3	77.3	79.1	69.8	76.7	75.4	54.6	24.2	$30,689	$2,733	$27,956
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 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
Ps 97 Highlawn (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1846 W 13th St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 672-7550	882	57	15.5	77.6%	221 (25.1%)	11 (1.2%)	199 (22.6%)	427 (48.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	74.1	581^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.2%		74	556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%	25				62.1	56.8	74.1				77.1	74.6	83.9				55.4		$32,436	$2,732	$29,704
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 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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody

Is Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody a good school?

Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody ranks 930^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody in?

New York City Geographic District #21

What schools do graduates of Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody attend?

Students who attend Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro

What is the racial makeup of Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody?

Students at Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody are 41% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 22% White, 9% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody.

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