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Ps 161 Crown (The)

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Ps 161 Crown (The) ranks 1363 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 161 Crown (The) is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 161 Crown (The) has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. While the school has had higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, it has lower proficiency rates in 4th and 5th grade ELA and Math. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some years showing higher proficiency rates and other years showing lower rates. However, Ps 161 Crown (The) has particularly strong performance among its African American and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the top 3 and 5 schools in the state, respectively, for these subgroups in certain years.

Ps 161 Crown (The) serves a diverse student population, with a significant proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $21,269 in the 2020-2021 school year to $37,379 in the 2023-2024 school year, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio. While Ps 161 Crown (The) performs similarly to or slightly better than some nearby public schools, it lags behind the high-performing Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights, which is located just 0.01 miles away and consistently outperforms the school and the district/state averages on state assessments.

271

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,458

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Crown St
Brooklyn, NY 11225

(718) 756-3100

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Students who attend Ps 161 Crown (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.4%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Pacific Islander:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2023) to 44th (2025)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

1,363^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	44.0	1363 of 2445	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1587 of 2445	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	1101 of 2439	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	1157 of 2434	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	1313 of 2201	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1656 of 2413	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1945 of 2395	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.4	1717 of 2386	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	1598 of 2366	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	1599 of 2352	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.9	1541 of 2345	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.0	1195 of 2325	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.5	1988 of 2320	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	1911 of 2286	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	1778 of 2263	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.3	1583 of 2257	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	1837 of 2227	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	1518 of 2219	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	1510 of 2206	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	285 of 928	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	372 of 927	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	180 of 857	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	195 of 936	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	339 of 891	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	478 of 948	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	514 of 1117	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	887 of 1066	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	80.9	96 of 1027	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1413 of 2409	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1635 of 2413	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1377 of 2403	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1360 of 2401	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1588 of 2357	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1914 of 2338	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1410 of 1569	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	319 of 792	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	196 of 766	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	137 of 637	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	143 of 622	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	234 of 570	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	522 of 730	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	81.3	242 of 2099	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	27.9	1618 of 2045	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1309 of 2407	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1483 of 2411	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	817 of 2400	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	920 of 2400	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	1641 of 2358	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1868 of 2340	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1132 of 2134	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	996 of 2110	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	834 of 2016	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	735 of 2031	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	732 of 1859	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	1142 of 1941	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)88th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math54%-3 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science31%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 161 Crown (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Crown St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3100	271	23	11.7	94.5%	11 (4.1%)	188 (69.4%)	54 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44	1363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.3%		35.2	1587^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%	224						69.7	55.3	44.2				69.7	68.4	34.6				31.4		$43,458	$4,920	$38,538
Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	786			79.4%	15 (1.9%)	664 (84.5%)	69 (8.8%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	93.8	107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%		98.2	15^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%	92	93.1	72.2	100.0			78.9	88.2	99.2	99.1	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		57.4		$17,829	$00	$17,829
Ps 397 Foster-Laurie	Public	PK, KG-5	490 Fenimore St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-5200	180	16	10.9	83.9%	10 (5.6%)	125 (69.4%)	33 (18.3%)	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	70.5	680^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.2%		76.5	503^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.4%	177						74.2	83.3	70.6				68.8	88.9	55.6				29.4		$35,751	$2,596	$33,156
Ps 375 Jackie Robinson School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 McKeever Pl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-6655	239	26	9.3	90.8%	11 (4.6%)	167 (69.9%)	38 (15.9%)	9 (3.8%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	7 (2.9%)	59.9	941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.5%		32	1686^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.0%	745						44.4	68.8	67.7				50.0	76.5	61.8				48.5		$52,015	$4,159	$47,857
Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0243	148	17	8.5	90.5%	1 (0.7%)	110 (74.3%)	33 (22.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	53	1130^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.8%		33.4	1641^st of 2445 public elementary schools	32.9%	511						82.4	37.5	63.2				82.4	35.3	52.6				42.1		$47,900	$4,221	$43,679
Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Public, Charter	K-4	801 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2121	220			76.8%	3 (1.4%)	175 (79.5%)	29 (13.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	97.7	14^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%		94.4	106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%	92						97.4	100.0					100.0	100.0							$19,484	$00	$19,484
Ps 138	Public	PK, KG-8	760 Prospect Pl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-0800	356	38	9.2	85.7%	37 (10.4%)	245 (68.8%)	59 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	68.8	722^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.5%		65.6	767^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.6%	45	80.0		100.0	83.3	91.7	46.9	73.3	82.1	61.9	72.2	73.0	59.4	63.3	93.1	68.2	62.2	71.1	50.0	68.6	$43,500	$4,269	$39,231
Ps 241 Emma L Johnston	Public	PK, KG-5	976 President St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-4725	369	21	17.5	72.4%	45 (12.2%)	258 (69.9%)	42 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	72.8	621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%		76	509^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%	112						83.9	75.0	66.7				85.7	77.5	59.3				46.3		$34,418	$3,309	$31,110
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 289 George V Brower	Public	PK, KG-5	900 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-3824	280	27	10.2	90.7%	9 (3.2%)	194 (69.3%)	54 (19.3%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	59.5	945^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%		50.5	1154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	209						81.0	56.5	58.6				90.0	78.3	48.2				31.0		$51,992	$4,409	$47,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 161 Crown (The)

How many students attend Ps 161 Crown (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Ps 161 Crown (The).

Is Ps 161 Crown (The) a good school?

Ps 161 Crown (The) ranks 1363^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 161 Crown (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 161 Crown (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell

What is the racial makeup of Ps 161 Crown (The)?

Students at Ps 161 Crown (The) are 69% African American, 20% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is Ps 161 Crown (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #17

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