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Maurice Sendak Community School (The)

Public Grades K-5

235^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New York elementary schools

Summary

The Maurice Sendak Community School (The) is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 199 students in grades KG-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #15.

The school consistently performs at the top of its class, ranking 235 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students demonstrate exceptional proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics, outperforming the district and the state as a whole. The school's performance is particularly strong across various student subgroups, including male, white, and special education students, who all rank among the top elementary schools in New York. While the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is not as strong as its overall performance, it still ranks 258 out of 2,032 New York elementary schools, receiving a 4-star rating.

When compared to nearby schools, such as PS 107 John W Kimball, the Maurice Sendak Community School stands out as a top-performing institution. The school's high performance is accompanied by a relatively high spending per student, which has increased from $14,996 in the 2020-2021 school year to $30,511 in the 2023-2024 school year. Overall, the Maurice Sendak Community School is an exceptional elementary school that consistently delivers outstanding academic results and serves a diverse student population with a focus on supporting all learners.

202

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,965

Per pupil spending ?

19.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 8th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 840-5660

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2018 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2018

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

235^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2018

From top 3% (2018) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	88.1	235 of 2445	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	284 of 2445	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	97 of 2439	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	94 of 2434	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	21 of 2201	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	206 of 2413	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	70 of 2395	97.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	85.5	97 of 891	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	95.8	28 of 948	97.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	141 of 696	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	301 of 605	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.7	141 of 671	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	307 of 2409	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	402 of 2413	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	163 of 2403	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	165 of 2401	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	2 of 1955	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	118 of 2357	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	66 of 2338	97.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	766 of 1569	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	588 of 1531	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	1067 of 2078	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.2	258 of 2032	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	174 of 2407	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	208 of 2411	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	75 of 2400	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	58 of 2400	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	116 of 1961	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	352 of 2358	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	91 of 2340	96.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	72 of 2134	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	70 of 2110	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	31 of 2016	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	38 of 1941	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	130 of 1402	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	189 of 1392	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	44 of 1337	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	86 of 1399	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	32 of 1224	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	261 of 1338	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	88 of 1408	93.8%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

African American (2019)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)49th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math83%+26 vs state

English Language Arts82%+27 vs state

Science65%+19 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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Maurice Sendak Community School (The)

How many students attend Maurice Sendak Community School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Maurice Sendak Community School (The).

What is the racial makeup of Maurice Sendak Community School (The)?

Students at Maurice Sendak Community School (The) are 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Maurice Sendak Community School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #15

Is Maurice Sendak Community School (The) a good school?

Yes. Maurice Sendak Community School (The) ranks in the top 9.6% of New York elementary schools.

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