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Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

2110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 46 Edward C Blum is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 222 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 relatively high spending per student ($45,572 in 2023-2024) and low student-teacher ratio, PS 46 Edward C Blum consistently performs below the district and state averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.33% of 3rd graders, 36.36% of 4th graders, and 28% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 72.22%, 68.07%, and 62.76%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 20% to 66.67% across the different grade levels. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with its rankings for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students all in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools.

When comparing PS 46 Edward C Blum to other nearby schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, PS 20 Clinton Hill, which is 0.24 miles away, consistently outperforms PS 46 Edward C Blum on state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 30-50 percentage points higher. The data also includes several charter schools in the area, such as Community Partnership Charter School and Community Roots Charter School, which significantly outperform PS 46 Edward C Blum on academic measures, with proficiency rates that are often double or triple those of PS 46 Edward C Blum.

283

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,850

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Clermont Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205

(718) 834-7694

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

African American:

37.1%

White:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

2,110^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	18.9	2110 of 2445	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	2399 of 2445	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2331 of 2439	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2115 of 2434	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1998 of 2413	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2109 of 2395	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	2058 of 2386	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	1779 of 2366	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	2119 of 2352	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	1930 of 2345	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	1712 of 2325	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	1801 of 2320	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	1687 of 2286	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	2061 of 2263	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	1951 of 2257	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	1786 of 2227	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	1849 of 2219	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	1845 of 2206	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	900 of 928	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	732 of 857	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	602 of 936	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	565 of 948	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	580 of 1066	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	915 of 1001	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	884 of 1027	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	371 of 860	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.9	910 of 938	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1969 of 2409	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	2345 of 2413	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	2219 of 2403	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2081 of 2401	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1946 of 2357	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2095 of 2338	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	1508 of 1531	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1342 of 1429	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	822 of 1315	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	629 of 792	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	601 of 766	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	401 of 622	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	2120 of 2407	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	2368 of 2411	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2308 of 2400	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2052 of 2400	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1986 of 2358	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	2053 of 2340	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1453 of 2134	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1713 of 2110	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1259 of 2016	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1029 of 2031	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1030 of 1859	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1148 of 1941	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math40%-17 vs state

English Language Arts32%-23 vs state

Science16%-29 vs state

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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 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 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
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
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 287 Bailey K Ashford	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Navy St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-4745	112	20	5.6	96.4%	4 (3.6%)	71 (63.4%)	33 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	10.4	2294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%		15.3	2211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.6%	83			40.0	29.4	35.7				0.0	5.9	20.0				26.7		$48,798	$4,211	$44,587
Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	850 Kent Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 622-9285	377	33	11.5	87.8%	13 (3.4%)	33 (8.8%)	319 (84.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	19	2107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.8%		16.4	2167^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.4%	60		15.6	0.0	66.7	42.1	31.0	43.8	71.4	50.0	41.7	29.6	26.3	24.0		17.9	43.5	$32,991	$2,553	$30,438
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
Albee Square Montessori Public School	Public	PK-K	424 Albee Square West	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 636-3284	63	5	12.6	27.0%	20 (31.7%)	14 (22.2%)	12 (19.0%)	8 (12.7%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																	$38,178	$1,821	$36,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 46 Edward C Blum

How many students attend Ps 46 Edward C Blum?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Ps 46 Edward C Blum.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 46 Edward C Blum?

Students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum are 48% Hispanic, 37% African American, 11% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 46 Edward C Blum in?

New York City Geographic District #13

Is Ps 46 Edward C Blum a good school?

Ps 46 Edward C Blum ranks in the bottom 13.7% of New York elementary schools.

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