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Ps 20 Clinton Hill

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Ps 20 Clinton Hill ranks 532 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 20 Clinton Hill is a high-performing elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 651 students in grades PK-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #13.

PS 20 Clinton Hill consistently outperforms both its district and the state of New York in academic proficiency, with 81.82% of its 3rd graders meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 72.22% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also ranks in the top 120 out of 1,402 New York elementary schools for White students and in the top 300 out of 1,569 schools for Hispanic students in ELA proficiency, indicating strong performance across different student subgroups. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school is able to achieve these impressive academic results.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 270 Johann Dekalb and PS 46 Edward C Blum, PS 20 Clinton Hill significantly outperforms them in ELA and Math proficiency rates. Additionally, the school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating its ability to sustain high performance over time. With a per-student spending of $25,282 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average, PS 20 Clinton Hill is able to provide its students with the resources and support they need to succeed academically.

689

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,123

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 Adelphi St
Brooklyn, NY 11205

(718) 834-6744

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.3%

African American:

26.9%

Hispanic:

19.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 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 school71%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

532^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 18Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #13

617^th of 874New York City Geographic District #13 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	75.6	532 of 2445	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	447 of 2445	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	468 of 2439	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	621 of 2434	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	198 of 2201	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	733 of 2413	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	683 of 2395	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	50.5	1168 of 2386	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	1183 of 2366	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.7	1509 of 2352	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.3	1409 of 2345	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.5	1067 of 2325	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.6	1640 of 2320	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.6	1552 of 2286	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	17.9	1972 of 2263	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.1	1396 of 2257	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.7	1168 of 2227	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.7	1458 of 2219	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.8	1650 of 2206	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	395 of 928	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	297 of 927	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	190 of 857	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	326 of 936	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.0	50 of 427	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	143 of 891	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	138 of 948	85.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	59.5	258 of 1066	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	76 of 1027	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	628 of 2409	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	423 of 2413	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	515 of 2403	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	581 of 2401	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	161 of 1955	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	563 of 2357	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	548 of 2338	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	300 of 1569	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	251 of 1531	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	290 of 1429	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	411 of 1503	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	586 of 1315	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	328 of 1392	76.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	363 of 792	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	380 of 766	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	212 of 637	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	378 of 622	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.1	91 of 570	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	125 of 730	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1117 of 2098	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	616 of 2078	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	598 of 2041	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.8	947 of 2099	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	286 of 1678	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	529 of 2032	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	343 of 2045	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	597 of 2407	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	657 of 2411	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	439 of 2400	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	672 of 2400	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	238 of 1961	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	1106 of 2358	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	965 of 2340	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	565 of 2134	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	304 of 2110	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	475 of 2016	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	370 of 2031	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	479 of 1859	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	285 of 1941	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	120 of 1402	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	95 of 1392	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	113 of 1337	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	66 of 1399	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	21 of 1224	98.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)91st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2025)54th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+23 vs state

Math69%+12 vs state

Science52%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 23, 2019

This school has an incredibly dedicated school administration. Principal Barbara is AMAZING! The PTA is really coming together to make this school better and better every year. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 27, 2018

PS 20 is a wonderful school with incredible teachers, amazing extracurricular classes (gardening, French, art, music, dance, p.e.), a fantastic community and a very active PTA. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 7, 2012

Not quite sure where that 1 star ranking comes from, but P.S. 20 is certainly among the most competitive elementary schools in district 13. The school has done an exceptional job at navigating through a tough transition period that was exacerbated by city wide budget cuts, and the principal (Mrs. Barbera) has managed to establish an environment that blends the open/creative approach that characterized her tenure as AP at P.S. 261 with the rigorous curriculum approach that once made P.S. 20 the talk of the playground... Not only that, but it's incredibly hard to find an elementary school in this district that is this intimate AND open to all students in the district.

Definitely a stellar school with a lot going on and a lot for parents to keep an eye on... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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 20 Clinton Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Adelphi St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 834-6744	689	38	18.1	38.5%	271 (39.3%)	185 (26.9%)	133 (19.3%)	31 (4.5%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.6%)	75.6	532^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%		79.1	447^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.7%	85			81.8	80.3	68.3				79.4	74.7	45.9				51.8		$25,123	$1,704	$23,419
Compass Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	300 Adelphi-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Compass Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(718) 310-3588	296	27	10.9	35.1%	136 (45.9%)	66 (22.3%)	48 (16.2%)	22 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.4%)	84.4	320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.9%		83.8	345^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.9%	25			78.6	78.6	80.0				76.2	68.2	79.3				70.9		$33,201	$675	$32,526
Ps 46 Edward C Blum	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Clermont Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-7694	283	22	13.1	79.9%	31 (11.0%)	105 (37.1%)	137 (48.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	18.9	2110^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%		6.3	2399^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.9%	289			33.3	36.4	28.0				37.5	66.7	20.0				16.0		$39,850	$3,701	$36,150
Ps 67 Charles A Dorsey	Public	PK, KG-5	51 St Edwards St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6756	163	16	10.2	96.3%	2 (1.2%)	79 (48.5%)	65 (39.9%)	6 (3.7%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.7%)	17.1	2149^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%		15.5	2205^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.8%	56			27.3	35.0	57.1				19.1	30.4	35.7				28.6		$47,854	$4,352	$43,502
Community Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	51 St Edwards St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1629	473	43	11.0	31.5%	213 (45.0%)	100 (21.1%)	79 (16.7%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.8%)	86.3	273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.8%		88.4	242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%	31		100.0	86.3	86.0	80.8	71.2	78.4	83.7	80.0	78.0	78.9	61.7	81.6	69.0	69.2	73.9	$26,118	$480	$25,638
Ps 11 Purvis J Behan	Public	PK, KG-5	419 Waverly Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 638-2661	923	49	19.0	30.9%	183 (19.8%)	454 (49.2%)	129 (14.0%)	39 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	112 (12.1%)	96.9	32^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.9	43^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%	11			100.0	93.8	95.9				100.0	95.7	95.8				76.5		$23,621	$1,589	$22,032
Community Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	241 Emerson Pl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-3824	394	43	9.1	95.2%	2 (0.5%)	262 (66.5%)	100 (25.4%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	70.3	684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.0%		90.4	194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%	490	54.6	57.1	67.7	53.3	64.9	82.6	78.7	83.8	76.7	63.3	58.3	90.9	67.4	90.2	38.9	73.8	$27,838	$672	$27,166
Ps 270 Johann Dekalb	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Emerson Pl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 623-5280	133	13	10.2	57.1%	38 (28.6%)	40 (30.1%)	41 (30.8%)	8 (6.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9.3	2308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%		4.7	2426^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.8%	118			14.3	33.3	40.0				12.5	33.3	9.1				20.0		$42,476	$3,970	$38,506
Elizabeth Jennings School For Bold Explorers	Public	PK-K	489 State St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 554-8962	110	6	18.3	36.4%	39 (35.5%)	39 (35.5%)	18 (16.4%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)								(n/a)																	$42,781	$1,809	$40,972
Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	9 Hanover Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 470-9833	336	28	12.0	89.6%	10 (3.0%)	60 (17.9%)	241 (71.7%)	23 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36.2	1575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%		49.1	1194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%	381			45.7	56.0	49.2	40.0			46.0	53.9	43.3	53.3			31.6		$24,585	$942	$23,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 20 Clinton Hill

What is the racial makeup of Ps 20 Clinton Hill?

Students at Ps 20 Clinton Hill are 39% White, 27% African American, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Ps 20 Clinton Hill in?

New York City Geographic District #13

How many students attend Ps 20 Clinton Hill?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Ps 20 Clinton Hill.

Is Ps 20 Clinton Hill a good school?

Ps 20 Clinton Hill ranks 532^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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