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Ps 26 Jesse Owens

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Ps 26 Jesse Owens ranks 1371 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 26 Jesse Owens is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 220 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #16, which is ranked 628 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 26 Jesse Owens has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. The school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates in ELA (85.71%) and Math (75%) were significantly higher than the district and state averages, but the 4th and 5th-grade proficiency rates were lower. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with a high of 4 stars from SchoolDigger in 2018-2019 and a low of 2 stars in recent years. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, PS 26 Jesse Owens has shown strong performance for its African American students, ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools in this subgroup for the past three years. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learners has been relatively low, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools in these subgroups. Nearby schools, such as Brighter Choice Community School and PS 81 Thaddeus Stevens, generally have lower academic performance and higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to PS 26 Jesse Owens. Some nearby charter schools, like La Cima Charter School and Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School, have outperformed PS 26 Jesse Owens in academic metrics, despite serving similar student populations.

214

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,251

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1014 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 919-5707

District: New York City Geographic District #16

Students who attend Ps 26 Jesse Owens usually attend:

High:

Boys And Girls High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.7%

Hispanic:

36.0%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2019 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2019) to 44th (2025)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

New York avg55%

1,371^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	43.7	1371 of 2445	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1472 of 2445	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1457 of 2439	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	894 of 2434	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	1258 of 2201	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	639 of 2413	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	858 of 2395	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	1037 of 2386	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.0	1132 of 2366	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.8	1507 of 2352	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.4	1652 of 2345	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.5	1454 of 2325	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1714 of 2320	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.6	1389 of 2286	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.8	1785 of 2263	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	1615 of 2257	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	1654 of 2227	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	1670 of 2219	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	1822 of 2206	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	74 of 928	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	74.7	166 of 927	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	215 of 857	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	193 of 936	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	130 of 891	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	154 of 948	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1069 of 1117	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	778 of 1066	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1370 of 2409	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1647 of 2413	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1942 of 2403	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.8	1074 of 2401	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	521 of 2357	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	582 of 2338	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1533 of 1569	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	76.4	215 of 1315	83.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	686 of 792	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	356 of 766	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	166 of 637	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	97 of 570	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	166 of 730	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	37.5	1244 of 2041	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	82.2	233 of 2099	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	338 of 2032	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	497 of 2045	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1326 of 2407	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	1174 of 2411	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	890 of 2400	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	791 of 2400	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	767 of 2358	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	1194 of 2340	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	131 of 2134	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	53.3	602 of 1859	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	812 of 1941	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+48 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+5 vs state

Math48%-9 vs state

Science35%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 23, 2019

Listen from one parent to the next. Save your time and get real education for your kid. My son went to the school for a brief time and I regret it. He was being bullied and I was never informed. When I got wind of the situation I had to take it in my own hands and it turn all bad. The principal steal funds so it’s never no extra activity for the kids. The staff are very unprofessional and the love Gossiping instead of teaching your kids. If u have a kid goin into the 2nd grade this coming sept be careful cause it’s this one parent that runs the school and the principal so scared of her. The first grade at this time half of them can’t read and instead of helping them they push them on the the next grade. 🤦🏽‍♀️. Please think of your kids future b4 placement.... Close Quote

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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 26 Jesse Owens	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-5707	214	30	7.2	78.0%	20 (9.3%)	102 (47.7%)	77 (36.0%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	43.7	1371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.9%		39.6	1472^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%	101			85.7	42.9	52.2				75.0	45.5	29.2				34.8		$51,251	$3,256	$47,995
Ps 81 Thaddeus Stevens	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Dekalb Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2365	182	23	8.0	94.5%	4 (2.2%)	78 (42.9%)	90 (49.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	12.8	2245^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.2%		5.7	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%	172			72.7	11.1	13.6				53.9	18.2	9.1				4.6		$49,777	$5,274	$44,503
Ps 274 Kosciusko	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-5300	286	25	11.4	91.3%	9 (3.1%)	39 (13.6%)	228 (79.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	17.2	2148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%		25	1899^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.3%	249			22.2	34.1	43.3				37.8	40.0	22.6				30.0		$38,114	$3,889	$34,225
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
Ps 308 Clara Cardwell	Public	PK, KG-8	616 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 571-6960	197	24	8.3	93.9%	6 (3.0%)	147 (74.6%)	37 (18.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	6.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%		14.8	2223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%	153	60.0	60.0	23.8	28.6	10.0	25.0	76.9	40.0	30.0	20.0	9.1	11.1	33.3	0.0	10.0		$49,856	$4,505	$45,351
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
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-1	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 666-5939	142	1	142.0	96.5%	1 (0.7%)	66 (46.5%)	74 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$27,335	$4,129	$23,206
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
Ps 25 Eubie Blake School	Public	K-5	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2336	49	9	5.4	98.0%	2 (4.1%)	21 (42.9%)	25 (51.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	2202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%		57.8	954^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.0%	1248			45.5	40.0	16.7				50.0	28.6	15.4				0.0		$58,354	$3,641	$54,713
Brighter Choice Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Hart St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2378	200	19	10.5	68.5%	23 (11.5%)	84 (42.0%)	80 (40.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	25.8	1898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%		16.6	2164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%	266			52.0	48.3	26.3				46.4	44.8	11.8				22.2		$41,638	$2,923	$38,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 26 Jesse Owens

What schools do graduates of Ps 26 Jesse Owens attend?

Students who attend Ps 26 Jesse Owens usually go on to attend:

High : Boys And Girls High School

How many students attend Ps 26 Jesse Owens?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Ps 26 Jesse Owens.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 26 Jesse Owens?

Students at Ps 26 Jesse Owens are 48% African American, 36% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 26 Jesse Owens in?

New York City Geographic District #16

Is Ps 26 Jesse Owens a good school?

Ps 26 Jesse Owens ranks 1371^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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