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Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

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Ps 215 Morris H Weiss ranks 839 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 215 Morris H Weiss is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 715 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. However, Ps 215 Morris H Weiss has consistently ranked in the top 20-25% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 4-star rating for most years.

Ps 215 Morris H Weiss consistently outperforms the New York City District #21 and the overall New York state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Math across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67.33% of 3rd graders, 60% of 4th graders, and 69.67% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district at 59.4% and the state at 54.15%. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also strong, with 47.29% proficient or better, compared to the district at 46.26% and the state at 45.02%. Additionally, the school performs well across different student subgroups, with male students, Asian students, and English Language Learners ranking in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools in recent years.

Ps 215 Morris H Weiss has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.2 to 16.9 over the past 3 school years, which is lower than the nearby schools. The school also has a higher per-student spending, ranging from $17,218 to $30,997 per student over the past 4 school years, which is higher than the nearby schools. These factors may contribute to the school's strong academic performance, which consistently ranks it among the top 20-25% of New York elementary schools.

686

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,673

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223-2900

(718) 339-2464

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Students who attend Ps 215 Morris H Weiss usually attend:

Middle:

Is 228 David A Boody

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.3%

Asian:

29.7%

Hispanic:

23.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

839^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	64.5	839 of 2445	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	998 of 2445	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	678 of 2439	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	402 of 2434	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	468 of 2201	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	437 of 2413	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	371 of 2395	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	515 of 2386	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	363 of 2366	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.8	385 of 2352	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	228 of 2345	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	326 of 2325	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	70.2	709 of 2320	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.4	648 of 2286	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	61.3	981 of 2263	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	972 of 2257	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	924 of 2227	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	762 of 2219	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.5	837 of 2206	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	434 of 696	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	426 of 662	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	298 of 605	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	275 of 671	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	158 of 430	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	222 of 548	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	162 of 601	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	470 of 1117	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	507 of 1066	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	267 of 1001	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	241 of 1027	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	134 of 454	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	204 of 860	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	177 of 938	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	982 of 2409	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	1099 of 2413	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	571 of 2403	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	334 of 2401	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	365 of 1955	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	517 of 2357	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	319 of 2338	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1001 of 1569	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	310 of 818	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	600 of 1315	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	466 of 1392	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	331 of 792	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	460 of 637	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	509 of 2098	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	937 of 2078	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	541 of 2041	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	255 of 2099	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	184 of 1678	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	265 of 2032	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	194 of 2045	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	677 of 2407	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	909 of 2411	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	807 of 2400	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	468 of 2400	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	547 of 1961	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	412 of 2358	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	436 of 2340	81.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1129 of 2134	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	1047 of 2110	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	405 of 2016	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	343 of 2031	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	418 of 1859	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	338 of 1941	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	615 of 1402	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	830 of 1392	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	609 of 1337	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	329 of 1399	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	379 of 1224	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	405 of 1338	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	382 of 1408	72.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+11 vs state

Math64%+6 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

This school is excellent. The new principal does great job!!! School is well run and organized, kids safety is on the highest level. Parents with kids in household are very interested in this school, i personally know some families who even moved to the addresses to be zoned for this school.
My son feels very comfortable there and every morning he is very happy to go to the school.
Parents/teacher connection is on more than acceptable level.
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Ps 215 Morris H Weiss	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	415 Ave S	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 339-2464	686	48	14.3	77.3%	297 (43.3%)	10 (1.5%)	163 (23.8%)	204 (29.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	64.5	839^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.7%		56.2	998^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.2%	159				67.3	60.0	69.7				69.4	60.8	62.0				47.3		$33,673	$2,840	$30,833
Ps 177 Marlboro (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	346 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-9506	883	59	14.9	89.8%	345 (39.1%)	19 (2.2%)	253 (28.7%)	251 (28.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	67.2	762^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%		61.5	865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%	103				61.9	64.9	70.0				65.9	71.1	64.8				49.2		$31,155	$3,085	$28,070
Ps 238 Anne Sullivan	Public	PK, KG-8	1633 E 8th St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 339-4355	538	59	9.1	93.3%	155 (28.8%)	9 (1.7%)	230 (42.8%)	138 (25.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	30	1772^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	27.5%		18.5	2106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%	334		7.4	22.4	52.5	44.2	33.3	36.8	56.7	60.7	66.1	27.3	18.8	56.1	48.4	29.5	14.6	49.2	$36,433	$2,909	$33,524
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
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Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 215 Morris H Weiss

What district is Ps 215 Morris H Weiss in?

New York City Geographic District #21

What schools do graduates of Ps 215 Morris H Weiss attend?

Students who attend Ps 215 Morris H Weiss usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 228 David A Boody

What is the racial makeup of Ps 215 Morris H Weiss?

Students at Ps 215 Morris H Weiss are 43% White, 30% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Ps 215 Morris H Weiss a good school?

Ps 215 Morris H Weiss ranks 839^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 215 Morris H Weiss?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Ps 215 Morris H Weiss.

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