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Ps 268 Emma Lazarus

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Ps 268 Emma Lazarus ranks 860 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 268 Emma Lazarus is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 269 students. The school has shown a mixed academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from the top 35% to the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools.

Ps 268 Emma Lazarus serves a predominantly disadvantaged population, with 89.59% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $22,263 in 2020-2021 to $39,606 in 2023-2024, and a decrease in the student-teacher ratio from 11 in 2021-2022 to 9.4 in 2023-2024. These changes suggest that the school may be receiving additional resources and support to improve the educational experience for its students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Ps 244 Richard R Green and Ps 770 New American Academy, Ps 268 Emma Lazarus has consistently underperformed on state assessments, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math. However, some nearby schools, such as Ps 219 Kennedy-King, have shown more mixed academic performance, with some grades and subjects performing better than Ps 268 Emma Lazarus, and others underperforming.

286

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,975

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133 E 53rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11203-2599

(718) 773-5332

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Students who attend Ps 268 Emma Lazarus usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.1%

Hispanic:

22.7%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

860^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 54 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	63.3	860 of 2445	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	438 of 2445	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	614 of 2439	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	1085 of 2434	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	1600 of 2201	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1708 of 2413	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1898 of 2395	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	2181 of 2386	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	2006 of 2366	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	2088 of 2352	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1972 of 2345	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1959 of 2325	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	1927 of 2320	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	1971 of 2286	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	1856 of 2263	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.5	1537 of 2257	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.2	1754 of 2227	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.5	1729 of 2219	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.9	1743 of 2206	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	130 of 928	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	98.0	18 of 927	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	43.7	443 of 891	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	603 of 948	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	38.4	579 of 938	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	986 of 2409	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	452 of 2413	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	667 of 2403	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	1061 of 2401	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	1526 of 2357	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1768 of 2338	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	94.7	64 of 1531	95.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	134 of 792	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	31.1	565 of 730	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	33.4	1192 of 1678	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1035 of 2032	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1165 of 2045	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	737 of 2407	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.5	380 of 2411	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	526 of 2400	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	1067 of 2400	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	1849 of 2358	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1960 of 2340	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	44.9	844 of 1859	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	972 of 1941	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)96th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2019)55th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)38th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+14 vs state

English Language Arts65%+10 vs state

Science22%-23 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 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
Ps 219 Kennedy-King	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Clarkson Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9566	334	29	11.4	90.4%	12 (3.6%)	246 (73.7%)	69 (20.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.6	1722^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	29.6%		19.5	2075^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%	353					58.3	29.7	37.8				63.2	36.1	47.2				28.1		$37,476	$3,612	$33,864
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 398 Walter Weaver	Public	PK, KG-5	60 E 94th St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-4466	212	28	7.7	99.5%	3 (1.4%)	147 (69.3%)	56 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	26.3	1883^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%		13.1	2267^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.3%	384					36.1	46.2	28.6				77.8	36.0	17.9				14.3		$43,895	$4,000	$39,895
Ps 770 New American Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	60 E 94th St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	No	(718) 221-5837	266	22	12.2	59.0%	64 (24.1%)	129 (48.5%)	40 (15.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.6%)	79.2	444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%		80.2	423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%	21					76.9	83.3	95.0				80.8	63.3	90.0				40.0		$36,422	$2,463	$33,959
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-1	205 Rockaway Parkway-6th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(917) 686-9416	141	12	11.7	94.3%	2 (1.4%)	128 (90.8%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																			$4,470	$938	$3,532
Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)	Public	K-8	1100 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0210	887	69	12.8	97.2%	34 (3.8%)	583 (65.7%)	240 (27.1%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	41	1445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%		47.1	1231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%	214	90.0	100.0	100.0	72.2	63.1	44.3	42.5	53.4	58.7	53.9	64.6	64.4	28.9	44.2	59.4	53.1	28.1	45.3	$31,855	$3,576	$28,279
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 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
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

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