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Ps 44 Marcus Garvey

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

2223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 44 Marcus Garvey is an elementary public magnet school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 127 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #13, which is ranked 617 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's high spending per student, which has increased from $23,021 in 2020-2021 to $43,154 in 2023-2024, PS 44 Marcus Garvey consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,760 and 2,399 out of over 2,400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects, particularly for male students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 5:1 and 9.3:1 over the past few years, which is lower than the typical elementary school ratio.

Nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 256 Benjamin Banneker and PS 93 William H Prescott, also perform poorly, with rankings in the bottom 20-25% of New York elementary schools. However, the nearby Brooklyn Prospect Charter School and the higher-performing public school, Brooklyn Brownstone School, in a different district demonstrate that high-quality education is possible in the same geographic area.

120

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,847

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

432 Monroe St
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 834-6939

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.8%

Hispanic:

23.3%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Math scores 31 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

2,223^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	13.8	2223 of 2445	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2265 of 2445	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2227 of 2439	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	2399 of 2434	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1760 of 2413	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1823 of 2395	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	2030 of 2386	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	2099 of 2366	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	1967 of 2352	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	1890 of 2345	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	1875 of 2325	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.9	1615 of 2320	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.2	1703 of 2286	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.9	1730 of 2263	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.0	1653 of 2257	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.8	1641 of 2227	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.6	1554 of 2219	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.9	1661 of 2206	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1823 of 2409	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2049 of 2413	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2296 of 2403	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	2372 of 2401	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1514 of 2357	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1714 of 2338	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	518 of 637	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	488 of 622	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	492 of 730	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	1922 of 2078	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	2087 of 2099	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1046 of 2032	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1619 of 2045	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2313 of 2407	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2356 of 2411	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1930 of 2400	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	2327 of 2400	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1725 of 2358	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1883 of 2340	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1785 of 2134	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1356 of 2016	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2031 of 2031	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.6	592 of 1941	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2023)19th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-24 vs state

Math27%-31 vs state

Science21%-24 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 44 Marcus Garvey	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-6939	120	12	10.1	88.3%	11 (9.2%)	79 (65.8%)	28 (23.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.8	2223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.1	2265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%	42			13.3	31.3	50.0				13.3	37.5	28.6				21.4		$41,847	$5,749	$36,098
Academy Of Arts And Letters	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 789-3962	757	59	12.8	36.3%	270 (35.7%)	277 (36.6%)	100 (13.2%)	48 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.5%)	75.2	549^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.5%		78.1	475^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.6%	74	72.7		82.5	72.9	73.9	70.0	67.4	76.5	87.1	54.9	56.5	59.3	68.3	30.0	64.4	80.5	$27,471	$1,669	$25,802
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-7	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	580	46	12.6	48.8%	153 (26.4%)	176 (30.3%)	157 (27.1%)	24 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	85.9	285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.3%		90	201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.8%	84			84.6	80.7	84.2	69.3	80.4		88.6	84.5	75.6	61.8	71.4		61.7		$25,986	$415	$25,571
Ps 308 Clara Cardwell	Public	PK, KG-8	616 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 571-6960	197	24	8.3	93.9%	6 (3.0%)	147 (74.6%)	37 (18.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	6.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%		14.8	2223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%	153	60.0	60.0	23.8	28.6	10.0	25.0	76.9	40.0	30.0	20.0	9.1	11.1	33.3	0.0	10.0		$49,856	$4,505	$45,351
Ps 25 Eubie Blake School	Public	K-5	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2336	49	9	5.4	98.0%	2 (4.1%)	21 (42.9%)	25 (51.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	2202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%		57.8	954^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.0%	1248			45.5	40.0	16.7				50.0	28.6	15.4				0.0		$58,354	$3,641	$54,713
Brooklyn Brownstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-2307	352	22	16.0	81.5%	91 (25.9%)	183 (52.0%)	40 (11.4%)	13 (3.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.1%)	88.1	233^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%		78.5	462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%	229			90.9	88.1	84.4				97.0	73.8	75.0				60.0		$27,613	$2,253	$25,360
La Cima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	La Cima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-2136	174	24	7.2	87.9%	2 (1.1%)	74 (42.5%)	90 (51.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	55.8	1042^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%		37.7	1518^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.9%	476			43.8	44.4	57.7				61.1	77.8	72.0				46.2		$24,718	$829	$23,889
Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	114 Kosciusko St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 857-9820	178	28	6.3	94.9%	6 (3.4%)	102 (57.3%)	59 (33.1%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8.6	2329^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.7%		18.5	2105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%	224			27.3	23.1	30.3				30.4	19.2	30.3				12.1		$44,979	$5,723	$39,256
Brighter Choice Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Hart St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2378	200	19	10.5	68.5%	23 (11.5%)	84 (42.0%)	80 (40.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	25.8	1898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%		16.6	2164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%	266			52.0	48.3	26.3				46.4	44.8	11.8				22.2		$41,638	$2,923	$38,715
Ps 93 William H Prescott	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 604-7363	179	15	12.2	96.6%	12 (6.7%)	103 (57.5%)	37 (20.7%)	18 (10.1%)	4 (2.2%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	9.2	2313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%		25.6	1882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%	431			42.3	31.3	5.0				30.8	5.6	5.0				6.7		$43,313	$5,849	$37,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 44 Marcus Garvey

What is the racial makeup of Ps 44 Marcus Garvey?

Students at Ps 44 Marcus Garvey are 66% African American, 23% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Ps 44 Marcus Garvey?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Ps 44 Marcus Garvey.

Is Ps 44 Marcus Garvey a good school?

Ps 44 Marcus Garvey ranks in the bottom 9.1% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 44 Marcus Garvey in?

New York City Geographic District #13

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