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Ps 39 Henry Bristow

Public Grades K-5

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 39 Henry Bristow is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 360 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently high proficiency rates on New York State assessments.

PS 39 Henry Bristow's academic performance is truly outstanding, with 90.91% of 3rd graders and 92.45% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and an impressive 97.78% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math. The school's exceptional performance extends across different student subgroups, including ranking among the top 20 elementary schools in New York for male students and Asian students, and the top 50 for female students and white students. Even the school's low-income students, who make up 16.11% of the population, perform at a high level, ranking in the top 106 out of over 2,000 schools statewide.

While PS 39 Henry Bristow is a standout performer, the surrounding schools in New York City Geographic District #15 show varying levels of academic achievement. For example, Magnet School of Math, Science & Design Technology, located just 0.56 miles away, also ranks highly but with lower proficiency rates than PS 39 Henry Bristow. On the other hand, schools like PS 124 Silas B. Dutcher and PS 282 Park Slope, within a similar distance, have significantly lower proficiency rates and rankings.

365

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,263

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

417 6th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 330-9310

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

Two or more races:

11.8%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (92% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #15

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

55^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15

401^st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 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	96.0	55 of 2445	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	45 of 2445	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	98 of 2439	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	33 of 2434	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	62 of 2201	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	54 of 2413	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	68 of 2395	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	76 of 2386	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	118 of 2366	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	95 of 2352	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	91.7	112 of 2345	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	97 of 2325	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	197 of 2320	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	78.4	426 of 2286	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.0	702 of 2263	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.7	683 of 2257	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.2	510 of 2227	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	52.7	1279 of 2219	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.8	1382 of 2206	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	80.4	142 of 948	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	20 of 696	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	164 of 662	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	23 of 601	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	64 of 2409	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	50 of 2413	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	131 of 2403	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	52 of 2401	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	82 of 2357	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	84 of 2338	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	95.0	40 of 1315	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	106 of 2098	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	165 of 2078	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	277 of 2041	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	95.9	50 of 2099	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	84 of 2032	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	300 of 2045	85.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	20 of 2407	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	40 of 2411	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	73 of 2400	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	33 of 2400	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	45 of 2358	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	70 of 2340	97.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	42 of 2134	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	31 of 1859	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	74 of 1941	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	47 of 1402	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	30 of 1392	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	67 of 1337	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	27 of 1399	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	165 of 1224	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	18 of 1338	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	32 of 1408	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2018)85th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math94%+37 vs state

English Language Arts92%+37 vs state

Science86%+41 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 39 Henry Bristow	Public	K-5	417 6th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9310	365	27	13.5	15.3%	229 (62.7%)	20 (5.5%)	36 (9.9%)	36 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.8%)	96	55^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.9	45^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%	10			90.9	92.5	93.2				94.6	91.1	97.8				85.7		$26,263	$1,708	$24,555
Maurice Sendak Community School (The)	Public	K-5	211 8th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 840-5660	202	18	11.2	19.3%	115 (56.9%)	7 (3.5%)	41 (20.3%)	15 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.4%)	88.1	235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.4%		86.5	284^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.4%	49			88.0	79.0	78.8				92.0	80.0	78.1				64.5		$31,965	$2,338	$29,627
Ps 321 William Penn	Public	PK, KG-5	180 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 499-2412	1,305	81	16.1	5.9%	851 (65.2%)	31 (2.4%)	127 (9.7%)	115 (8.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (13.5%)	93.9	105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%		96.2	57^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%	48			86.1	90.1	90.7				88.5	93.5	90.9				72.4		$26,129	$1,624	$24,506
Ps 107 John W Kimball	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 8th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 499-2054	537	36	14.9	8.2%	372 (69.3%)	8 (1.5%)	56 (10.4%)	42 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.8%)	95.1	77^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.9%		92.8	151^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.8%	74			94.3	91.6	85.9				95.5	90.3	91.7				77.4		$27,000	$1,468	$25,532
Ps 124 Silas B Dutcher	Public	PK, KG-5	515 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 788-0246	293	32	9.1	79.9%	34 (11.6%)	63 (21.5%)	168 (57.3%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	18.1	2129^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.9%		21.8	2012^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.7%	117			28.6	45.2	37.5				8.0	36.7	37.1				26.7		$43,289	$3,561	$39,728
Ps 372 Children's School (The)	Public	PK, KG-7	512 Carroll St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 624-5271	460	73	6.3	42.8%	190 (41.3%)	67 (14.6%)	114 (24.8%)	61 (13.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)								(n/a)																	$76,515	$1,716	$74,798
Magnet School Of Math Science & Design Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	511 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 965-1190	836	61	13.7	21.7%	419 (50.1%)	46 (5.5%)	188 (22.5%)	89 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (11.1%)	91	178^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.1	166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.2%	12			91.7	88.1	80.0				87.7	85.0	79.2				71.8		$28,535	$1,763	$26,772
Ps 282 Park Slope	Public	PK, KG-5	180 6th Ave	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 622-1626	569	38	15.0	33.9%	231 (40.6%)	156 (27.4%)	95 (16.7%)	33 (5.8%)	9 (1.6%)	6 (1.1%)	39 (6.9%)	76.6	513^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.0%		64.1	798^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.4%	285			72.9	68.4	70.5				76.3	75.0	72.1				52.4		$34,548	$1,986	$32,562
Ps 295	Public	PK, KG-5	330 18th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 965-0390	209	20	10.6	56.5%	80 (38.3%)	9 (4.3%)	101 (48.3%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	67.4	755^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.1%		68.9	678^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.3%	77			71.4	75.0	60.5				53.9	80.0	50.0				64.9		$44,081	$1,731	$42,351
Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	646 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 499-0957	493	38	13.0	50.1%	219 (44.4%)	36 (7.3%)	197 (40.0%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	93.8	111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%		86.7	279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.6%	168	100.0	86.7	87.7	78.2	92.5	87.7	90.6	86.8	94.7	87.3	83.3	86.0	90.6	92.3	81.5	84.6	$19,869	$545	$19,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 39 Henry Bristow

What is the racial makeup of Ps 39 Henry Bristow?

Students at Ps 39 Henry Bristow are 63% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% African American.

How many students attend Ps 39 Henry Bristow?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Ps 39 Henry Bristow.

What district is Ps 39 Henry Bristow in?

New York City Geographic District #15

Is Ps 39 Henry Bristow a good school?

Yes! Ps 39 Henry Bristow is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 55^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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