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Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling

Q: Is Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling a good school?

Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling ranks 427 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 266 students. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which is ranked 551 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1528th out of 2413 New York elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 427th out of 2445 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is particularly strong, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects, including English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling had 86.11% of 4th and 5th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.38% and 59.69% for the district, and 54.07% and 56.61% for the state, respectively.

Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling also has particularly strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as African American students and students with special needs. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 78th out of 928 New York elementary schools for African American students and 191st out of 2134 for students with special needs, both with 5-star ratings. The school's performance is also notably stronger than the nearby Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner and Ps 244 Richard R Green, which are both located within the same district.

297

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,450

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4801 Ave D
Brooklyn, NY 11203-5840

(718) 629-1670

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Students who attend Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling usually attend:

Middle:

Is 285 Meyer Levin

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.1%

Asian:

8.4%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2014 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

427^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #18

551^st of 874New York City Geographic District #18 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	80.0	427 of 2445	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	553 of 2445	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	770 of 2439	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	1210 of 2434	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	1528 of 2413	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1984 of 2395	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.4	1654 of 2386	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	1427 of 2366	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	1427 of 2352	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.0	1333 of 2345	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.8	1559 of 2325	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	1611 of 2320	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	1457 of 2286	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	1292 of 2263	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.7	1596 of 2257	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.1	1402 of 2227	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.8	1416 of 2219	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	1606 of 2206	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	78 of 928	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	66 of 927	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	80 of 857	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	65.3	265 of 936	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	37.0	599 of 948	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	395 of 2409	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	472 of 2413	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	582 of 2403	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	920 of 2401	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	1422 of 2357	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1919 of 2338	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	70.0	93 of 570	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	32.6	551 of 730	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	230 of 2098	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	288 of 2078	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	323 of 2041	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	614 of 2099	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	1013 of 2032	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.8	1621 of 2045	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	425 of 2407	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	669 of 2411	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	998 of 2400	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	1523 of 2400	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1526 of 2358	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1970 of 2340	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	191 of 2134	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	353 of 2110	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	37.5	1170 of 2016	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	834 of 2031	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	720 of 1859	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	1415 of 1941	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2019)84th percentile+47 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math80%+23 vs state

English Language Arts80%+25 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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by a student
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

1958 kindergarten to 6th grade: Intellectually Gifted Children, Special Progress in Education, Arista. Class passing grade was 75/100. Anybody scoring under 90th percentile on a standardized test was deeply shamed. Doctorate. PS 208 is dead. 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 208 Elsa Ebeling	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Ave D	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-1670	297	26	11.5	85.9%	7 (2.4%)	235 (79.1%)	17 (5.7%)	25 (8.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	80	427^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.5%		74.1	553^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%	126			65.6	86.1	86.1				91.2	86.1	63.9				46.0		$39,450	$3,441	$36,009
Ps 109	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 E 45th St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3426	585	54	10.8	88.2%	11 (1.9%)	393 (67.2%)	150 (25.6%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	45.7	1307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%		35.2	1589^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%	282		82.4	57.9	58.3	54.2	65.5	80.9	56.4	62.5	45.0	40.8	48.2	63.2	37.1	17.0	21.1	$37,868	$3,422	$34,446
Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	475 E 57th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 789-8959	259	5	45.6	78.8%	4 (1.5%)	227 (87.6%)	20 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.5	1352^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%		49.9	1176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%	176			66.7	38.7	55.8				54.1	54.8	55.8				32.6		$26,725	$912	$25,814
Ps 198	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4105 Farragut Rd	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 282-4920	327	22	14.5	85.9%	5 (1.5%)	250 (76.5%)	52 (15.9%)	12 (3.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	62.3	886^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%		38.7	1490^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%	604			58.1	63.3	69.4				66.7	61.3	56.8				51.4		$36,846	$2,883	$33,963
Ps 244 Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-5	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-6240	315	40	7.8	86.7%	17 (5.4%)	237 (75.2%)	41 (13.0%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	76.9	507^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.3%		66.9	731^st of 2445 public elementary schools	70.1%	224			97.0	60.0	72.2				97.2	79.4	76.5				38.2		$54,648	$3,964	$50,684
Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner	Public	PK, KG-5	684 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-4363	307	25	12.3	93.8%	20 (6.5%)	239 (77.9%)	23 (7.5%)	12 (3.9%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	42.6	1404^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.6%		43.6	1335^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.4%	69			62.5	47.1	48.9				73.5	42.1	57.8				24.4		$39,358	$4,216	$35,142
Ps 251 Paerdegat	Public	PK, KG-5	1037 E 54th St	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 251-4110	329	24	13.9	86.9%	7 (2.1%)	224 (68.1%)	48 (14.6%)	10 (3.0%)	28 (8.5%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	21.6	2037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.7%		17.2	2138^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.6%	101			46.8	30.8	45.7				32.3	38.9	41.2				25.7		$32,541	$2,686	$29,855
East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs)	Public, Charter	K-4	870 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	222	19	12.0	88.3%	7 (3.2%)	193 (86.9%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	87.3	250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.8%		65.2	777^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.2%	527			81.4	65.9					93.2	90.9							$20,514	$1,125	$19,389
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
South Shore	Private, Nonsectarian	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(111) 111-1111																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling

What is the racial makeup of Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling?

Students at Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling are 79% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling attend?

Students who attend Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 285 Meyer Levin

How many students attend Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling.

Is Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling a good school?

Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling ranks 427^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling in?

New York City Geographic District #18

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