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Norma Adams Clemons Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1878^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Norma Adams Clemons Academy is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 556 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norma Adams Clemons Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1768 and 2272 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 32.76% to 62.03% in English Language Arts and 30.65% to 41.38% in mathematics, compared to the district's and state's higher proficiency rates. The school's performance on the 5th-grade science assessment was also low, with only 18.6% of students proficient or better, compared to the district's 35.38% and the state's 45.02%. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $33,721 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.8, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages.

Nearby schools, such as PS 249 Caton (The) and Explore Charter School, have significantly outperformed Norma Adams Clemons Academy on state assessments, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80% in both English Language Arts and mathematics. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively better than their peers, while the school's performance for students with special needs and English Language Learners is among the lowest in the state. Addressing the unique needs of the school's diverse student body may be crucial in driving academic improvement.

588

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,918

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Snyder Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226

(718) 856-6560

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Students who attend Norma Adams Clemons Academy usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 246 Walt Whitman

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.2%

Hispanic:

30.1%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

1,878^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 22Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #17

565^th of 874New York City Geographic District #17 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	26.5	1878 of 2445	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2034 of 2445	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2040 of 2439	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1893 of 2434	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	2010 of 2201	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1891 of 2413	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2188 of 2395	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	2094 of 2386	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	2090 of 2366	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	1768 of 2352	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	1741 of 2345	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	1653 of 2325	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	1505 of 2320	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.9	1747 of 2286	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	1811 of 2263	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	1946 of 2257	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	1748 of 2227	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	1751 of 2219	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.5	1751 of 2206	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	493 of 928	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	514 of 927	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	503 of 857	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	479 of 936	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	307 of 427	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	453 of 891	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	671 of 948	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	366 of 1117	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	541 of 1066	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	836 of 1001	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	474 of 1027	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	298 of 454	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	349 of 860	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	653 of 938	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1840 of 2409	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2074 of 2413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1921 of 2403	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1864 of 2401	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1630 of 1955	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1817 of 2357	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2192 of 2338	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	1097 of 1531	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1125 of 1429	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	895 of 1503	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	700 of 1315	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1250 of 1392	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	370 of 792	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	440 of 766	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	562 of 637	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	546 of 622	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.5	129 of 570	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	28.8	596 of 730	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1258 of 2098	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1436 of 2078	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1443 of 2041	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1484 of 2099	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1425 of 1678	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1348 of 2032	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1811 of 2045	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1869 of 2407	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1917 of 2411	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2082 of 2400	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1879 of 2400	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1899 of 1961	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1886 of 2358	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	2097 of 2340	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1890 of 2134	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1674 of 2110	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1709 of 2016	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1367 of 2031	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	869 of 1044	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	813 of 1859	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	988 of 1941	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+44 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2024)28th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-6 vs state

Math38%-19 vs state

Science19%-26 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

I was a student of PS.6 in the years of 2000-05. I now am a Senior in high school, never been left back & have good grades, I even speak 3 languages not including english an as a product of PS.6 I do not agree with these Biased ratings. Schools have different kids, better communities and more money an these things are something you can't complain about; but I tell you now PS.6 may not be advanced but it is a loving school these teachers do care well the teachers I had which ranged from ms.freedman, ms.retos, R.I.P Mrs.Diane, Mrs.Carrington, Mrs.Pratt & Ms.Allen along with the staff there. I've seen a teacher give a student clothes because she would wear something 3 weeks straight and I believe a underachieved child isn't because of a teacher but the parents, the student an their lifestyle and in closing my name is Carl Cadet from 2005. Close Quote

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Norma Adams Clemons Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 856-6560	588	45	13.0	91.8%	20 (3.4%)	366 (62.2%)	177 (30.1%)	15 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.5	1878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%		21	2034^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.8%	156			62.0	32.8	46.6				41.2	30.7	41.4				18.6		$33,918	$3,045	$30,873
Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Public, Charter	K-4	15 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2150	598			81.9%	17 (2.8%)	476 (79.6%)	54 (9.0%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.7%)	93	132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.6%		89.8	206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%	74			86.4	81.0					98.1	88.8							$16,769	$00	$16,769
Ps 399 Stanley Eugene Clarke	Public	K-5	2707 Albermarle Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3023	157	18	8.9	100.0%	3 (1.9%)	101 (64.3%)	48 (30.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	11.7	2272^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.7	2251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%	21			17.7	24.0	47.4				27.8	32.0	25.0				19.2		$46,131	$3,980	$42,151
Flatbush Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	123 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Flatbush Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	404	24	16.8	87.6%	14 (3.5%)	326 (80.7%)	43 (10.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	76.4	517^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%		54.8	1035^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.7%	518			72.5	89.3	60.0	67.8			88.4	93.1	60.0	84.3			51.8		$18,753	$2,364	$16,389
Ps 245	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	249 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 284-2330	228	20	11.2	89.9%	9 (3.9%)	99 (43.4%)	108 (47.4%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48	1247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%		53.3	1071^st of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%	176			57.1	68.8	56.7				57.1	51.5	51.6				31.3		$35,167	$2,735	$32,432
Ps 249 Caton (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Marlborough Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-8828	663	56	11.8	83.9%	47 (7.1%)	256 (38.6%)	300 (45.2%)	39 (5.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	86.9	259^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%		85.3	308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.4%	49			87.9	91.2	86.7				96.0	94.5	83.5				41.2		$33,119	$3,428	$29,690
Ps 92 Adrian Hegeman	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-2087	251	27	9.2	91.6%	23 (9.2%)	165 (65.7%)	42 (16.7%)	6 (2.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	51.1	1183^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.6%		18.9	2095^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%	912			61.9	62.5	55.3				58.1	75.0	51.3				30.8		$42,020	$4,889	$37,131
Ps 181	Public	PK, KG-8	1023 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-5298	568	50	11.3	85.6%	14 (2.5%)	433 (76.2%)	81 (14.3%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	22.8	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%		21.3	2027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%	30	100.0		30.9	33.3	37.8	38.3	34.8	37.3	45.6	48.1	18.8	52.2	53.2	64.8	18.8	45.3	$35,375	$3,258	$32,116
Explore Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	655 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Explore Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 703-4484	574	40	14.5	82.1%	11 (1.9%)	420 (73.2%)	117 (20.4%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	64.6	835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.8%		71.1	611^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.0%	224	96.3	54.9	50.9	58.7	79.5	51.4	63.9	72.9	75.0	82.5	63.0	57.1	69.4	72.9	41.1		$20,299	$20,299	$00
Ps 139 Alexine A Fenty	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Rugby Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-5254	706	65	10.7	67.1%	149 (21.1%)	136 (19.3%)	266 (37.7%)	92 (13.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	53.2	1118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.3%		59	925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%	193			56.2	67.4	59.8				55.7	69.8	47.2				38.5		$31,261	$2,495	$28,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Norma Adams Clemons Academy

What district is Norma Adams Clemons Academy in?

New York City Geographic District #17

Is Norma Adams Clemons Academy a good school?

Norma Adams Clemons Academy ranks in the bottom 23.2% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Norma Adams Clemons Academy attend?

Students who attend Norma Adams Clemons Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 246 Walt Whitman

How many students attend Norma Adams Clemons Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Norma Adams Clemons Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Norma Adams Clemons Academy?

Students at Norma Adams Clemons Academy are 62% African American, 30% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian.

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