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Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

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Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair ranks 479 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 216 students. This school has shown remarkable academic improvement in recent years, outperforming many nearby schools and the district and state averages.

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair has achieved impressive proficiency rates, with 100% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, significantly outperforming the New York City Geographic District #16 and the state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 92.31% of 4th-grade students and 100% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and Math. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade Science assessment results are exceptional, with 100% of students proficient or better.

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair's academic success extends across various student subgroups, including male students, low socioeconomic status students, and homeless students, often ranking in the top quartile of New York elementary schools for these subgroups. The school's low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending suggest that it has implemented effective strategies and interventions to support student learning and achievement, which could serve as a model for other schools in the district and state.

218

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,703

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Hancock St
Brooklyn, NY 11233

(718) 218-2444

District: New York City Geographic District #16

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.6%

Hispanic:

19.3%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2014 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 72 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg56%

New York avg55%

479^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 77 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #16

628^th of 874New York City Geographic District #16 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	78.0	479 of 2445	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	681 of 2445	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	1354 of 2439	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1373 of 2434	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1828 of 2413	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1437 of 2395	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1775 of 2386	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	76.3	489 of 2366	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	8.0	2279 of 2352	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	2168 of 2345	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1956 of 2325	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	1803 of 2320	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1876 of 2286	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	1713 of 2263	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	1761 of 2257	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	1746 of 2227	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1896 of 2219	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	1662 of 2206	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	25.8	703 of 891	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	502 of 2409	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	1230 of 2401	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1829 of 2357	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	1227 of 2338	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	41.8	333 of 570	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	201 of 730	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	380 of 2098	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	898 of 2041	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.3	130 of 2099	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	400 of 2407	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	96.6	33 of 2411	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	42.5	1381 of 2400	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1697 of 2358	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1592 of 2340	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	35.2	1139 of 1859	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	955 of 1941	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2019)39th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2019)21st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+55 vs state

Math82%+25 vs state

English Language Arts76%+22 vs state

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

Amazing school. So many opportunities were afforded to my son. Mrs Gates is an amazing principal and Ms Tonsell is an amazing human who dedicates her life to the children. Close Quote

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Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Hancock St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 218-2444	218	20	11.0	81.2%	23 (10.6%)	132 (60.6%)	42 (19.3%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	78	479^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%		68.8	681^st of 2445 public elementary schools	72.1%	202		36.4	92.3	100.0				54.6	92.3	100.0				100.0		$41,703	$2,950	$38,753
Ps 309 George E Wibecan Preparatory Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	794 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2381	194	19	10.2	86.1%	2 (1.0%)	102 (52.6%)	82 (42.3%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	49.3	1213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.4%		23.3	1967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%	754		69.2	100.0	56.3				46.2	87.5	33.3				30.8		$45,940	$3,970	$41,970
Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	856 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-5681	530	40	13.2	88.3%	3 (0.6%)	336 (63.4%)	170 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	29.6	1785^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.0%		43.9	1325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.8%	460	40.0	48.2	49.0	52.2	52.6	52.5	55.6	42.1	43.4	35.8	11.6	56.5	28.6	28.4	46.0	$22,309	$1,321	$20,988
Ps 40 George W Carver	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Ralph Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2353	465	36	12.9	89.5%	25 (5.4%)	311 (66.9%)	97 (20.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.0%)	11 (2.4%)	78.8	460^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.2%		60.7	892^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.5%	432		100.0	85.5	55.6				97.8	98.2	59.1				41.7		$35,801	$3,831	$31,970
Ps 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Saratoga Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-2926	145	19	7.6	79.3%	9 (6.2%)	85 (58.6%)	40 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.2%)	45.7	1310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.4%		32	1685^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%	375		33.3	60.0	41.7				66.7	54.6	69.2				38.5		$46,969	$3,266	$43,703
Ps 21 Crispus Attucks	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Chauncey St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-9681	430	33	13.1	79.8%	4 (0.9%)	359 (83.5%)	62 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	83.4	344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.9%		62.7	830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%	486		75.0	83.3	81.1				81.0	78.3	71.7				56.5		$33,873	$3,212	$30,661
Ps 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Macon St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-0780	155	13	11.9	85.8%	9 (5.8%)	112 (72.3%)	24 (15.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	70.2	686^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.9%		50.5	1156^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.7%	470		92.3	76.5	68.8				93.3	82.4	56.3				12.5		$45,341	$3,054	$42,287
Ps 299 Thomas Warren Field School	Public	PK, KG-5	88 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 473-8230	229	21	10.9	90.4%	12 (5.2%)	64 (27.9%)	150 (65.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42.9	1391^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.1%		35.1	1591^st of 2445 public elementary schools	34.9%	200		39.1	45.8	62.9				58.3	50.0	38.9				50.0		$37,346	$3,398	$33,948
Ps 75 Mayda Cortiella	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Grove St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0244	185	18	10.3	96.8%	3 (1.6%)	34 (18.4%)	142 (76.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11.7	2270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%		13.5	2257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.7%	13		42.9	33.3	26.7				42.9	25.0	13.3				13.3		$43,977	$3,158	$40,819
La Cima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	La Cima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-2136	174	24	7.2	87.9%	2 (1.1%)	74 (42.5%)	90 (51.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	55.8	1042^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%		37.7	1518^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.9%	476		43.8	44.4	57.7				61.1	77.8	72.0				46.2		$24,718	$829	$23,889

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

What is the racial makeup of Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair?

Students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair are 61% African American, 19% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair in?

New York City Geographic District #16

Is Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair a good school?

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair ranks 479^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair.

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