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Ps 233 Langston Hughes

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Ps 233 Langston Hughes ranks 627 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 233 Langston Hughes is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 320 students. The 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 233 Langston Hughes has shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking improving from 1969 out of 2386 New York elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 627 out of 2445 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for grades 3-5 are consistently higher than the district and state averages, indicating strong academic achievement. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 58.33% to 73.33%, compared to the district's 54.38% to 63.76% and the state's 54.07% to 56.61%. In the same year, the school's proficiency rates in Math ranged from 77.5% to 83.33%, compared to the district's 57.69% to 74.06% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%.

Compared to nearby schools, PS 244 Richard R Green and PS 114 Ryder Elementary, PS 233 Langston Hughes outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. Additionally, the school's focus on supporting its diverse student population, including its high-performing African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is a key strength. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending may have played a role in its academic improvements, suggesting the importance of adequate resources and small class sizes for student success.

335

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,454

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9301 Ave B
Brooklyn, NY 11236-1199

(718) 346-8103

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Students who attend Ps 233 Langston Hughes usually attend:

Middle:

Is 285 Meyer Levin

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.4%

Hispanic:

10.7%

American Indian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2014 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (69% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New York median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

627^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 51 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	72.5	627 of 2445	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	1240 of 2445	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	1121 of 2439	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	1094 of 2434	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	1279 of 2413	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1773 of 2395	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1969 of 2386	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.9	1659 of 2366	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	1809 of 2352	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.4	1676 of 2345	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	1928 of 2325	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	1860 of 2320	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	1916 of 2286	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	1815 of 2263	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	1725 of 2257	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	1788 of 2227	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.4	1635 of 2219	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.1	1611 of 2206	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	112 of 928	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	227 of 927	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	403 of 948	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	565 of 2409	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	42.2	1379 of 2413	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1277 of 2403	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1234 of 2401	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	1205 of 2357	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1797 of 2338	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	27 of 792	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	118 of 570	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	35.6	513 of 730	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	220 of 2098	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	359 of 2078	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	720 of 2041	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	528 of 2099	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	657 of 2032	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	1226 of 2045	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	701 of 2407	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	1088 of 2411	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	980 of 2400	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	962 of 2400	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	1385 of 2358	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1725 of 2340	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	492 of 2134	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	816 of 2110	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	400 of 2016	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	405 of 2031	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	568 of 1859	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	732 of 1941	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math79%+22 vs state

English Language Arts66%+11 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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	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 Living Environment 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	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 233 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8103	335	30	11.1	85.4%	8 (2.4%)	276 (82.4%)	36 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72.5	627^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		46.7	1240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.3%	613				68.4	58.3	73.3				77.5	77.8	83.3				40.0		$39,454	$3,328	$36,126
New American Academy Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New American Academy Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 385-1709	247	17	14.5	77.3%	4 (1.6%)	208 (84.2%)	26 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	66.9	770^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.3	899^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.2%	129				86.7	75.7	65.9				84.4	52.8	73.8				30.2		$21,946	$809	$21,136
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Public, Charter	K-6	1400 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 683-3300	221	21	10.5	78.7%	3 (1.4%)	177 (80.1%)	36 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	29	1801^st of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%		39.5	1476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.6%	325				60.0	42.9	45.2				26.9	47.8	43.8				25.0		$23,596	$519	$23,076
Ps 66	Public	PK, KG-8	845 E 96th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-3505	527	47	11.2	80.5%	17 (3.2%)	405 (76.9%)	76 (14.4%)	10 (1.9%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	55.9	1041^st of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%		40.8	1419^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%	378			28.1	63.2	51.2	54.8	41.7	58.7	68.2	66.7	67.4	66.7	60.0	69.7	50.0	34.8		$34,212	$2,678	$31,534
Ps 165 Ida Posner	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Lott Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7759	213	17	12.4	92.0%	9 (4.2%)	173 (81.2%)	25 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	78.2	476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.5%		57.9	947^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%	471				86.7	57.9	62.5				93.8	77.8	87.5				50.0		$44,809	$3,015	$41,794
Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7461	748	68	11.0	93.3%	7 (0.9%)	576 (77.0%)	134 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.7%)	67.8	746^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.5%		57.5	964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.6%	218	61.1	85.2		78.8	67.6	54.0	52.1	53.2	73.3	86.7	77.6	66.7	63.9	60.8	42.9	20.6		$18,825	$790	$18,035
Riverdale Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Riverdale Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-1679	301	23	12.8	93.4%	6 (2.0%)	202 (67.1%)	72 (23.9%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	56	1037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%		57.8	951^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.1%	86				87.1	55.3	60.0				84.4	56.4	51.4				25.7		$34,346	$3,013	$31,333
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
Explore Excel Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Explore Excel Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 303-3245	624	50	12.4	79.0%	10 (1.6%)	543 (87.0%)	42 (6.7%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	57.9	992^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.4%		52.2	1107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%	115		100.0	35.4	48.4	62.5	68.4	49.4	53.7	62.5	65.2	81.6	56.8	53.2	67.4	64.4	42.0	0.0	$21,349	$21,349	$00
Ps 114 Ryder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4428	397	30	13.2	85.6%	9 (2.3%)	299 (75.3%)	60 (15.1%)	23 (5.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63.4	858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%		43	1353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%	495				78.3	49.1	70.7				92.2	53.6	79.1				27.5		$39,045	$2,864	$36,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 233 Langston Hughes

What schools do graduates of Ps 233 Langston Hughes attend?

Students who attend Ps 233 Langston Hughes usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 285 Meyer Levin

What is the racial makeup of Ps 233 Langston Hughes?

Students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes are 82% African American, 11% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 2% White.

What district is Ps 233 Langston Hughes in?

New York City Geographic District #18

How many students attend Ps 233 Langston Hughes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Ps 233 Langston Hughes.

Is Ps 233 Langston Hughes a good school?

Ps 233 Langston Hughes ranks 627^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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