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Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

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Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills ranks 661 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 261 Zipporiah Mills is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 591 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #15, which is ranked 401 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 261 Zipporiah Mills has shown consistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 501 to 821 out of over 2,400 New York elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the New York City District #15 and statewide averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67.31% of 3rd graders, 63.93% of 4th graders, and 73.33% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, outperforming the district and state averages. Additionally, 75.51% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While PS 261 Zipporiah Mills performs better academically than some nearby schools, such as PS 133 William A Butler, it lags behind other high-performing schools in the area, such as PS 58 Carroll (The) and Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13. The school's relatively high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students may be a contributing factor to its middle-range performance, and the school has made investments in resources, such as increased per-student spending and a decrease in student-teacher ratio, to support its student population.

564

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,875

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

314 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 330-9275

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Hispanic:

18.1%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 63rd percentile in 2018 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 73rd (2025) from a 63rd-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the New York median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

661^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th 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	71.0	661 of 2445	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	716 of 2445	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	606 of 2439	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	821 of 2434	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	688 of 2201	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	776 of 2413	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	890 of 2395	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	855 of 2386	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.1	650 of 2366	72.5%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	501 of 2352	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	67.5	696 of 2345	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	56.2	944 of 2325	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.6	1331 of 2320	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.6	1125 of 2286	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	1031 of 2263	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.4	1210 of 2257	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.8	1539 of 2227	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.0	1392 of 2219	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.7	1602 of 2206	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	550 of 927	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	350 of 857	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	624 of 936	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	359 of 891	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	205 of 948	78.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	422 of 671	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	635 of 2409	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	794 of 2413	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	640 of 2403	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	732 of 2401	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	672 of 1955	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	929 of 2357	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	926 of 2338	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	680 of 1569	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	719 of 1531	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	469 of 1429	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.6	150 of 1503	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	44.4	685 of 1315	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1023 of 1392	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1296 of 2098	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1304 of 2078	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1063 of 2041	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	980 of 2099	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	444 of 1678	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	741 of 2032	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	1108 of 2045	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	743 of 2407	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	585 of 2411	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	593 of 2400	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	925 of 2400	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	584 of 1961	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	655 of 2358	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	876 of 2340	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	93 of 287	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	601 of 2134	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	32.0	1459 of 2110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	570 of 2031	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	30.9	1452 of 1941	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	395 of 1402	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	324 of 1392	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	355 of 1337	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	648 of 1399	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	712 of 1224	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.6	278 of 1338	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	495 of 1408	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2024)41st percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2022)37th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+30 vs state

English Language Arts68%+13 vs state

Math63%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 5, 2016

Simply put, our family could not be more happy with PS261. We transferred to the school in 1st grade and it's been a great experience. Office staff is organized and efficient, her teachers have been great and are inspiring her as a reader, mathematician and scientist, linguist and artist. PTA is super welcoming and there are so many ways to get involved with the school. We're super thankful to have gotten our daughter into this school, outside our school zone and district. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, October 21, 2011

I went to this school, it is okay. it's just that the teachers, don't really teach you anything in 4th grade they play around too much. When I say they play around to much I mean they celebrate stuff for nothing, and in 4th grade you have to do a lot of outside work such as buy work books and stuff, to increase your knowledge, because like I said celebrate to much , I know they try to make school fun but sometimes you gotta get real, and REALLY teach But sometimes it just depends on the teacher you have. my 5th grade teacher was good I needed no outside work. But some of my friends say they barely got any homework and if they did it took them about 7 minutes to finish. The Kids there are something else, they say that they don't believe in bullying but when you come to the principal with a problem she doesn't solve it. I don't know maybe it was just the year I was there, but the kids weren't really that nice at least not to me. The Arts that they have in the school are pretty good they, have chorus only availible to 4th and 5th grade they have band only avalible to 4th and 5th grade. But they have other arts besides that your child would go to on a daily basis such as, art, music, dance, gym and more. ps.261 has a very good afterschool program, all the voulenteers are very involved and really put a lot of work into there job. Over All ps.261 is a o.k school I wouldn't say its the greatest, but it is an ok school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 U.S. History and Government 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pacific St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9275	564	45	12.5	29.3%	283 (50.2%)	77 (13.7%)	102 (18.1%)	39 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.6%)	71	661^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.6	716^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.7%	55			67.3	63.9	73.3				63.3	64.5	62.1				75.5	$29,875	$1,959	$27,916
Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Public, Charter	K-4	284 Baltic St-Lower Level	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1460	260			63.1%	36 (13.8%)	106 (40.8%)	68 (26.2%)	34 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	96.3	43^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.1	39^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%	4			90.6	92.8					96.2	98.6						$19,509	$00	$19,509
Ps 38 Pacific (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	450 Pacific St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 330-9305	546	34	16.0	44.1%	156 (28.6%)	131 (24.0%)	141 (25.8%)	59 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.4%)	81.1	387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.2%		81.5	398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.7%	11			84.3	77.1	73.2				92.0	72.6	64.8				60.6	$27,107	$1,906	$25,200
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
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
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Public, Charter	K-8	80 Willoughby St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 889-7041	797	67	11.9	37.1%	276 (34.6%)	253 (31.7%)	120 (15.1%)	47 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (12.4%)	90.6	185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.7	128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%	57	88.0	55.6	87.3	86.4	82.7	81.4	81.8	75.5	92.3	84.8	80.8	68.1	80.0	85.9	75.5	$26,522	$347	$26,176
Ps 29 John M Harrigan	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Henry St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9277	708	41	17.2	13.6%	487 (68.8%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (11.4%)	50 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.7%)	95	81^st of 2445 public elementary schools	96.7%		94.7	98^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.0%	17			95.5	92.9	89.7				94.5	90.8	88.8				74.5	$26,201	$1,690	$24,512
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
Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Hoyt St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 222-6400	481	56	8.5	34.9%	216 (44.9%)	76 (15.8%)	110 (22.9%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.3%)	84	334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.3%		78.6	461^st of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%	127			83.3	83.3	72.0				71.9	73.9	77.1				74.5	$46,128	$2,045	$44,083
Ps 58 Carroll (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Smith St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9322	753	46	16.3	10.8%	505 (67.1%)	37 (4.9%)	82 (10.9%)	38 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (11.8%)	92.7	139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.3%		89.5	214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%	75			86.8	88.8	88.9				92.8	89.0	79.0				72.5	$25,790	$1,670	$24,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills

How many students attend Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills?

In the 2024-25 school year, 564 students attended Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills.

What district is Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills in?

New York City Geographic District #15

What is the racial makeup of Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills?

Students at Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills are 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

Is Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills a good school?

Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills ranks 661^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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