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Ps 308 Clara Cardwell

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 308 Clara Cardwell is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, with 213 students enrolled. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently performs below the New York City Geographic District #16 and New York state averages on standardized tests, with only 23.81% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to 66.76% for the district and 54.15% for the state.

Ps 308 Clara Cardwell's rankings for specific student subgroups are also quite low, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for male students and low socioeconomic status students in ELA. The school has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91-94% over the past few years, indicating a very high-poverty student population. Despite this, the school spends significantly more per student ($47,339 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages.

However, the school's small size and high spending per student could potentially be leveraged to provide more targeted, personalized support for students. Additionally, several higher-performing public and charter schools, such as Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School and Brooklyn Brownstone School, are located within a half-mile of Ps 308 Clara Cardwell, raising questions about equity of access and the ability of Ps 308 Clara Cardwell students to benefit from the resources and programs at these neighboring schools.

197

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$49,856

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

616 Quincy St
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 571-6960

District: New York City Geographic District #16

Students who attend Ps 308 Clara Cardwell usually attend:

High:

Boys And Girls High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.6%

Hispanic:

18.8%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Math scores 35 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg48%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

2,376^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,123^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	2376 of 2445	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	2223 of 2445	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2233 of 2439	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2156 of 2434	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1997 of 2201	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2318 of 2413	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2272 of 2395	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	2186 of 2386	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	2233 of 2366	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	2248 of 2352	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	2235 of 2345	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	2130 of 2325	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	2162 of 2320	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	2089 of 2286	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	2039 of 2263	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	2043 of 2257	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	1863 of 2227	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	2031 of 2219	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	1979 of 2206	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	658 of 936	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	655 of 891	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1989 of 2409	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1422 of 2413	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1787 of 2403	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1935 of 2401	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2169 of 2357	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	2131 of 2338	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	15.7	549 of 570	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	658 of 730	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	2087 of 2098	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	1195 of 1678	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1777 of 2032	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1958 of 2045	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	2386 of 2407	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2310 of 2411	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	2364 of 2400	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2252 of 2400	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2301 of 2358	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2292 of 2340	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	32.9	1231 of 1859	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1614 of 1941	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1123 of 1500	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1333 of 1504	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1299 of 1500	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1188 of 1479	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1286 of 1439	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1365 of 1438	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	1377 of 1455	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	1401 of 1429	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	1096 of 1407	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.5	941 of 1401	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.4	1093 of 1373	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	1014 of 1337	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	945 of 1295	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	971 of 1243	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	969 of 1224	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.8	936 of 1185	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.5	848 of 1123	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	786 of 1095	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	415 of 705	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	398 of 706	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	492 of 653	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	626 of 663	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	1061 of 1465	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1194 of 1463	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1069 of 1454	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1161 of 1370	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1259 of 1353	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	829 of 953	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	43.7	205 of 392	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	352 of 457	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	1257 of 1296	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1002 of 1306	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1191 of 1245	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	1372 of 1464	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1336 of 1464	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1209 of 1455	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1294 of 1366	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1305 of 1352	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	21.4	1201 of 1307	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1252 of 1283	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1004 of 1170	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2019)34th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2022)30th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2019)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2019)48th percentile+37 vs school

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

Female (2024)28th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2024)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)6th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I60%+4 vs state

Life Science Biology60%~ state avg

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Math20%-35 vs state

Science10%-35 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

I used to work at P.S. 308 and it is a chaotic environment. Several of the teacher's had problems with the school and how it was run. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	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 (2025)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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 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 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 44 Marcus Garvey	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-6939	120	12	10.1	88.3%	11 (9.2%)	79 (65.8%)	28 (23.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.8	2223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.1	2265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%	42						13.3	31.3	50.0				13.3	37.5	28.6				21.4	$41,847	$5,749	$36,098
Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Public, Charter	K-8	63-57 Fresh Pond Rd	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2126	494			74.3%	13 (2.6%)	250 (50.6%)	182 (36.8%)	32 (6.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	97.3	3^rd of 1500 public elementary schools	99.8%		95.6	72^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%	69	81.8	100.0	12.7	94.6		93.8	77.8	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.4	91.1	100.0	100.0	100.0		97.6	$18,343	$00	$18,343
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-2	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 453-1000	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
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
Brooklyn Brownstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-2307	352	22	16.0	81.5%	91 (25.9%)	183 (52.0%)	40 (11.4%)	13 (3.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.1%)	88.1	233^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%		78.5	462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%	229						90.9	88.1	84.4				97.0	73.8	75.0				60.0	$27,613	$2,253	$25,360
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

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