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Ps 289 George V Brower

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Ps 289 George V Brower ranks 945 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 289 George V Brower is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 295 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 289 consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 80.95% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA, compared to 61.28% for the district and 54.15% for the state. In Math, Ps 289 had 90% proficiency in 3rd grade, while the district and state were at 63.68% and 59.7%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for African American and Special Education students, ranking in the top 25% and top 10% of New York elementary schools in these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 289 outperforms New Bridges Elementary and Ps 161 Crown (The) in academic proficiency. However, high-performing charter schools in the area, such as Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights and Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, demonstrate even stronger academic results, particularly in Math and ELA. These charter schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students compared to Ps 289, which has 91.53% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

280

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,992

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 St Marks Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213

(718) 493-3824

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Students who attend Ps 289 George V Brower usually attend:

Middle:

School Of Integrated Learning (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.3%

Hispanic:

19.3%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New York median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

945^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	59.5	945 of 2445	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	1154 of 2445	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	938 of 2439	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	1662 of 2434	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	1038 of 2413	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	1289 of 2395	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	1195 of 2386	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.5	1618 of 2366	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	1439 of 2352	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.3	1560 of 2345	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	1534 of 2325	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	1462 of 2320	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.3	1675 of 2286	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	1722 of 2263	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	1780 of 2257	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.8	1640 of 2227	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.7	1657 of 2219	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	1832 of 2206	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	267 of 928	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	257 of 927	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	156 of 857	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	380 of 936	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	198 of 891	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	191 of 948	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	80.3	55 of 860	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	38.3	580 of 938	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	1082 of 2409	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	1446 of 2413	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	838 of 2403	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	1842 of 2401	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	1025 of 2357	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	1174 of 2338	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	73.6	237 of 1315	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	39.9	848 of 1392	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	94 of 792	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	186 of 766	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	172 of 637	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	284 of 622	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	101 of 570	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	202 of 730	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	139 of 2098	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	60.6	633 of 2032	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	843 of 2045	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	820 of 2407	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	917 of 2411	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	1036 of 2400	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	1360 of 2400	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1045 of 2358	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	1393 of 2340	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	170 of 2134	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	214 of 2110	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	589 of 2016	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	39.0	1162 of 2031	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.9	281 of 1859	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	452 of 1941	76.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)94th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)88th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2019)82nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math70%+12 vs state

English Language Arts64%+9 vs state

Science31%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 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 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
KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	891	43	20.7	89.1%	14 (1.6%)	726 (81.5%)	88 (9.9%)	7 (0.8%)	32 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	77.8	487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.1%		61.1	875^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%	388		79.4			67.4	73.9	73.3	70.3	78.7	80.8	75.6	83.3	67.0	74.0	93.0		47.5	75.0	$19,613	$19,613	$00
Ps 243 Weeksville School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Dean St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6909	199	21	9.4	94.5%	1 (0.5%)	128 (64.3%)	57 (28.6%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	19.7	2086^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%		6.4	2394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%	308					42.1	26.3	41.7				57.1	14.3	24.0				29.2		$41,836	$4,492	$37,343
Ps 93 William H Prescott	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 604-7363	179	15	12.2	96.6%	12 (6.7%)	103 (57.5%)	37 (20.7%)	18 (10.1%)	4 (2.2%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	9.2	2313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%		25.6	1882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%	431					42.3	31.3	5.0				30.8	5.6	5.0				6.7		$43,313	$5,849	$37,464
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
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
New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	431	38	11.2	81.2%	11 (2.6%)	309 (71.7%)	91 (21.1%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	62.7	876^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%		53.9	1054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.9%	178					66.7	62.9	76.5				61.5	48.7	60.8				48.8		$33,426	$3,364	$30,062
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-7	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	580	46	12.6	48.8%	153 (26.4%)	176 (30.3%)	157 (27.1%)	24 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	85.9	285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.3%		90	201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.8%	84					84.6	80.7	84.2	69.3	80.4		88.6	84.5	75.6	61.8	71.4		61.7		$25,986	$415	$25,571
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 289 George V Brower

What schools do graduates of Ps 289 George V Brower attend?

Students who attend Ps 289 George V Brower usually go on to attend:

Middle : School Of Integrated Learning (The)

What is the racial makeup of Ps 289 George V Brower?

Students at Ps 289 George V Brower are 69% African American, 19% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Is Ps 289 George V Brower a good school?

Ps 289 George V Brower ranks 945^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 289 George V Brower?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Ps 289 George V Brower.

What district is Ps 289 George V Brower in?

New York City Geographic District #17

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