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Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School

Q: Is Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School a good school?

Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School ranks 896 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

896^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 642 students. This school consistently outperforms its district and the state of New York in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School excels in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of New York elementary schools for both African American and Hispanic students in ELA and Math. The school also performs well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools in this category. With a relatively high per-student spending of $31,252 and a low student-teacher ratio of 15.1, the school has the resources to provide a quality education for its diverse student population.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency rates. For example, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate in 2024-2025 was 80.82%, compared to 41.94% for Ps 268 Emma Lazarus and 62.5% for Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner, both of which are within a mile of Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School. This consistent academic growth and strong performance across various student subgroups make Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School a standout institution within the New York City Geographic District #18.

666

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,747

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Lenox Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11203-2014

(718) 773-4869

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Students who attend Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.9%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

896^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	896 of 2445	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	976 of 2445	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	675 of 2439	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	636 of 2434	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	776 of 2201	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	625 of 2413	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	724 of 2395	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	747 of 2386	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	836 of 2366	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.4	835 of 2352	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.3	678 of 2345	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	593 of 2325	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	71.3	672 of 2320	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	63.9	882 of 2286	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.3	1133 of 2263	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.4	1117 of 2257	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.1	1058 of 2227	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.5	555 of 2219	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	435 of 2206	80.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	182 of 928	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	190 of 927	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	93 of 857	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	95 of 936	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	78 of 427	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	95 of 891	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	112 of 948	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	940 of 2409	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	987 of 2413	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	574 of 2403	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	589 of 2401	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	717 of 1955	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	624 of 2357	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	597 of 2338	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	183 of 1569	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	334 of 1531	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	351 of 1392	74.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	327 of 792	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	314 of 766	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	199 of 730	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	516 of 2098	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	546 of 2078	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	373 of 2041	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	338 of 2099	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	442 of 1678	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	395 of 2032	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	412 of 2045	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	839 of 2407	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	950 of 2411	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	783 of 2400	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	706 of 2400	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	594 of 1961	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	675 of 2358	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	841 of 2340	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1487 of 2134	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1027 of 2110	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	1162 of 2016	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1461 of 2031	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	967 of 1859	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1535 of 1941	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	82.4	217 of 1500	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	82 of 1479	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	102 of 1242	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	27 of 1439	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	16 of 1438	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	12 of 1455	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	99.5	6 of 1429	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	99.6	8 of 1407	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	99.8	5 of 1401	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	99.5	5 of 1373	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.7	5 of 1337	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	95.4	11 of 1295	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	92.6	23 of 1243	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	9 of 1224	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	91.9	5 of 1185	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	94.3	5 of 1123	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	94.5	9 of 1095	99.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	85.3	62 of 696	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	17 of 706	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	6 of 653	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	3 of 663	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	84.8	176 of 1463	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	77 of 1454	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	24 of 1370	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	15 of 1353	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	99.1	8 of 914	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	86.0	121 of 1288	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	58 of 1306	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	20 of 1241	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	11 of 1245	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	82.1	190 of 1464	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	94 of 1455	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	29 of 1366	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	18 of 1352	98.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	733 of 1307	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	750 of 1283	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)99th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2023)91st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)88th percentile~ school

Male (2023)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)44th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+10 vs state

Math63%+6 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, June 6, 2015

Caring teachers and staff and my child is excelling. What more could you ask for? Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

A very good school, caring and educated teachers (Imagine that) good classroom setting. and education is number one in this school. I am glad she is enrolled here. Close Quote

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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 235 Janice Marie Knight School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	No	(718) 773-4869	666	43	15.6	81.2%	14 (2.1%)	559 (83.9%)	39 (5.9%)	24 (3.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	61.9	896^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.4%		56.9	976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%	80			80.8	50.0	69.2				80.0	52.0	62.2				46.2		$30,747	$2,990	$27,757
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 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 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 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
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 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0122	162	16	10.1	91.4%	4 (2.5%)	136 (84.0%)	17 (10.5%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	51.1	1184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.6%		40.4	1434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%	250			87.5	70.8	57.9				77.8	50.0	36.8				31.3		$44,187	$4,460	$39,726
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 268 Emma Lazarus	Public	PK, KG-5	133 E 53rd St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-5332	286	23	12.6	88.8%	10 (3.5%)	209 (73.1%)	65 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	860^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.8%		79.5	438^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.1%	422			41.9	76.3	75.0				66.7	75.6	70.8				21.7		$36,975	$2,991	$33,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School

What is the racial makeup of Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School?

Students at Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School are 84% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

What district is Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School in?

New York City Geographic District #18

What schools do graduates of Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School attend?

Students who attend Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

Is Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School a good school?

Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School ranks 896^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School.

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