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Ps 56 Lewis H Latimer

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Ps 56 Lewis H Latimer ranks 917 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

917^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 56 Lewis H Latimer is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 245 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.

PS 56 Lewis H Latimer has shown a mixed performance in state assessments over the years, with its ranking among New York elementary schools fluctuating between 707 (2023-2024) and 1902 (2018-2019). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were below the district and state averages, with 3rd grade ELA at 52%, 4th grade ELA at 80%, and 5th grade ELA at 58.82%. In Math, 3rd grade proficiency was 48%, 4th grade was 64%, and 5th grade was 60.61%. The school's performance on state assessments has been inconsistent, with some years showing higher proficiency rates and others significantly lower compared to the district and state.

When comparing PS 56 Lewis H Latimer to nearby schools, PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The), located just 0.52 miles away, has consistently outperformed PS 56 Lewis H Latimer in state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. In contrast, PS 54 Detective Rafael Ramos, located 0.69 miles from PS 56 Lewis H Latimer, has generally lower proficiency rates compared to PS 56 Lewis H Latimer, with some exceptions in specific grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, several nearby charter schools, such as Compass Charter School and Achievement First Endeavor Charter School, have outperformed PS 56 Lewis H Latimer in state assessments.

253

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,088

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Gates Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 857-3149

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

African American:

31.6%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

917^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	60.8	917 of 2445	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	707 of 2445	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	1073 of 2439	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	1675 of 2434	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	1257 of 2201	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1902 of 2413	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	2119 of 2395	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	1801 of 2386	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.2	1333 of 2366	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.6	1017 of 2352	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.7	1311 of 2345	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	952 of 2325	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.2	1343 of 2320	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	1149 of 2286	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.7	1787 of 2263	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	1997 of 2257	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.9	1676 of 2227	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.8	1720 of 2219	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	1689 of 2206	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	642 of 928	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	622 of 927	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	533 of 857	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	562 of 936	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	451 of 891	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	536 of 948	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	452 of 2409	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	733 of 2413	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	1128 of 2403	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.3	1784 of 2401	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1894 of 2357	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1909 of 2338	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	164 of 1569	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	549 of 1429	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	37.0	386 of 570	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	634 of 730	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1178 of 2098	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1361 of 2078	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1784 of 2041	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2066 of 2099	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1272 of 2407	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.7	709 of 2411	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	1044 of 2400	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1477 of 2400	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1841 of 2358	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	2141 of 2340	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	140 of 287	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	78 of 279	72.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	796 of 2134	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	446 of 2110	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	635 of 2016	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	1624 of 2031	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1251 of 1859	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1540 of 1941	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	44 of 1402	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	41 of 1392	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	116 of 1337	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	383 of 1399	72.6%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-19 vs school

Homeless (2019)32nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+8 vs state

Science61%+16 vs state

Math58%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, January 22, 2018

we have a kid in K at PS56. The school is growing and changing but it is only getting better. We have nothing but good things to say about the teachers or administration. Every parent I have talked to have said the same and most importantly, the kids are happy and engaged. They also have a good afterschool program and enrichment. 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 56 Lewis H Latimer	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 857-3149	253	18	14.3	41.5%	105 (41.5%)	80 (31.6%)	41 (16.2%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.5%)	60.8	917^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.5%		67.9	707^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.1%	210			52.0	80.0	58.8				48.0	64.0	60.6				60.6		$35,088	$2,151	$32,937
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
Ps 3 Bedford Village (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Jefferson Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-2960	174	15	11.6	86.2%	8 (4.6%)	118 (67.8%)	22 (12.6%)	16 (9.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	39	1502^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	38.6%		32.7	1665^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%	163			76.9	42.9	37.5				66.7	38.1	11.8				29.4		$41,029	$2,784	$38,245
Achievement First Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	510 Waverly Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	Achievement First Endeavor Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-5994	579	32	18.0	86.7%	10 (1.7%)	476 (82.2%)	75 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.6%)	45.2	1322^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.9%		51.8	1124^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.0%	198			54.0	50.0	51.4	44.0	71.6	70.2	80.0	53.7	50.7	40.8	62.7	65.1	40.8	58.1	$24,334	$1,565	$22,770
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
Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Underhill Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 638-3260	782	49	15.9	37.2%	259 (33.1%)	243 (31.1%)	181 (23.1%)	56 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.1%)	66.7	772^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.4%		45.3	1276^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.8%	504			80.3	72.8	64.9				73.8	54.3	50.0				52.9		$27,882	$1,766	$26,116
Brooklyn Arts And Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	443 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-0851	259	21	12.5	70.3%	48 (18.5%)	110 (42.5%)	80 (30.9%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	47.9	1248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%		37.9	1509^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.3%	261			47.2	58.1	62.9				51.4	41.4	51.4				55.9		$38,802	$3,860	$34,942
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 54 Detective Rafael Ramos	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	195 Sandford St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-6752	180	19	9.6	84.4%	6 (3.3%)	70 (38.9%)	89 (49.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.8%)	46.6	1282^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	47.6%		26.8	1849^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.4%	567			54.6	71.4	61.5				63.6	33.3	38.5						$49,016	$3,979	$45,037

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