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Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School

Q: Is Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School a good school?

Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School ranks 1625 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 364 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 412 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ps 361 has struggled in recent years, ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools with 1-2 star ratings from SchoolDigger. However, the school has shown some improvement, with its 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate increasing from 25% in 2022-2023 to 76.19% in 2024-2025, outperforming the district and state averages. Math and science proficiency rates remain low, with only 34.62% of 3rd graders and 37.21% of 5th graders proficient in math, and just 9.38% of 5th graders proficient in science in 2024-2025. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 90.11% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 361 generally performs worse than Ps 198, Ps 109, and School of Science & Technology, which have higher academic proficiency rates and better SchoolDigger ratings. However, Ps 361 outperforms some schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #17, such as Ps 181, Ps 399 Stanley Eugene Clarke, and Norma Adams Clemons Academy, which have even lower academic achievement and SchoolDigger ratings.

374

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,588

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1957 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210

(718) 941-2800

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.0%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2019 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 36 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #22's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

1,625^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 26Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #22

412^th of 874New York City Geographic District #22 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	34.8	1625 of 2445	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1590 of 2445	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2092 of 2439	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1911 of 2434	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.8	1126 of 2201	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2019 of 2413	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	435 of 928	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	405 of 927	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	558 of 857	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	467 of 936	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	497 of 891	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	900 of 1117	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	698 of 1066	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	678 of 1001	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	706 of 1027	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	677 of 860	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1358 of 2409	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	1244 of 2413	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2119 of 2403	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1965 of 2401	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1679 of 2357	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	803 of 1531	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1069 of 1429	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1009 of 1503	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	876 of 1315	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	354 of 792	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	321 of 766	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	224 of 637	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	303 of 622	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	202 of 570	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	813 of 2078	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	1572 of 2041	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1497 of 2099	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1553 of 2032	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1840 of 2407	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1975 of 2411	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1976 of 2400	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1778 of 2400	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	2135 of 2358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	241 of 2134	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	26.2	1618 of 2016	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1286 of 2031	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1456 of 1859	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)61st percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)48th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Math40%-17 vs state

Science9%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	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 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School	Public	K-5	1957 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-2800	374	35	10.5	89.8%	10 (2.7%)	247 (66.0%)	85 (22.7%)	22 (5.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34.8	1625^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.5%		35.1	1590^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%	35			76.2	52.9	55.3				34.6	48.6	37.2				9.4		$38,588	$3,188	$35,399
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	465 E 29th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 246-4800	753	45	16.7	89.8%	9 (1.2%)	628 (83.4%)	82 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (2.0%)	79.4	439^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%		60.3	900^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.2%	461			65.1	65.4	90.3	86.7	84.8	90.7	78.3	65.4	59.2	91.6	83.3	90.6	63.4	86.1	$16,821	$1,042	$15,779
School Of Science &technology	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E 23rd St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 434-5222	522	39	13.4	91.0%	52 (10.0%)	232 (44.4%)	166 (31.8%)	41 (7.9%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	40.1	1469^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.9%		24.4	1926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.2%	457			55.6	37.3	56.7				57.3	38.1	54.0				37.1		$34,645	$2,784	$31,861
Ps 315	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Glenwood Rd	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 421-9560	555	59	9.3	89.2%	48 (8.6%)	227 (40.9%)	179 (32.3%)	73 (13.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	38.2	1513^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.1%		32	1684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%	171			49.4	47.0	50.6				55.8	49.3	48.4				35.5		$34,694	$2,851	$31,844
Ps 198	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4105 Farragut Rd	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 282-4920	327	22	14.5	85.9%	5 (1.5%)	250 (76.5%)	52 (15.9%)	12 (3.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	62.3	886^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%		38.7	1490^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%	604			58.1	63.3	69.4				66.7	61.3	56.8				51.4		$36,846	$2,883	$33,963
Ps 181	Public	PK, KG-8	1023 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-5298	568	50	11.3	85.6%	14 (2.5%)	433 (76.2%)	81 (14.3%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	22.8	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%		21.3	2027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%	30	100.0		30.9	33.3	37.8	38.3	34.8	37.3	45.6	48.1	18.8	52.2	53.2	64.8	18.8	45.3	$35,375	$3,258	$32,116
Ps 399 Stanley Eugene Clarke	Public	K-5	2707 Albermarle Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3023	157	18	8.9	100.0%	3 (1.9%)	101 (64.3%)	48 (30.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	11.7	2272^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.7	2251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%	21			17.7	24.0	47.4				27.8	32.0	25.0				19.2		$46,131	$3,980	$42,151
Ps 109	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 E 45th St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3426	585	54	10.8	88.2%	11 (1.9%)	393 (67.2%)	150 (25.6%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	45.7	1307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%		35.2	1589^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%	282		82.4	57.9	58.3	54.2	65.5	80.9	56.4	62.5	45.0	40.8	48.2	63.2	37.1	17.0	21.1	$37,868	$3,422	$34,446
Norma Adams Clemons Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 856-6560	588	45	13.0	91.8%	20 (3.4%)	366 (62.2%)	177 (30.1%)	15 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.5	1878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%		21	2034^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.8%	156			62.0	32.8	46.6				41.2	30.7	41.4				18.6		$33,918	$3,045	$30,873
Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Public, Charter	K-4	15 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2150	598			81.9%	17 (2.8%)	476 (79.6%)	54 (9.0%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.7%)	93	132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.6%		89.8	206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%	74			86.4	81.0					98.1	88.8							$16,769	$00	$16,769

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School

Is Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School a good school?

Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School ranks 1625^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School.

What district is Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School in?

New York City Geographic District #22

What is the racial makeup of Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School?

Students at Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School are 66% African American, 23% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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