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Ps 279 Herman Schreiber

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Ps 279 Herman Schreiber ranks 928 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 279 Herman Schreiber is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 272 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 279 Herman Schreiber has shown strong academic performance, particularly in math, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students consistently outperforming the district and state averages in proficiency rates. In the 2024-2025 school year, 60% of 3rd graders, 66.67% of 4th graders, and 80% of 5th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the district averages of 74.06%, 57.69%, and 61.13%, respectively. The school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is more mixed, with 3rd and 5th graders outperforming the district and state, while 4th graders have struggled in recent years.

PS 279 Herman Schreiber has a relatively high per-student spending of $34,417 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.1 in the 2023-2024 school year, which may contribute to its academic success. While PS 279 Herman Schreiber generally outperforms nearby schools in the district, such as PS 272 Curtis Estabrook, PS 115 Daniel Mucatel School, and PS 66, some nearby schools, such as Fresh Creek School and Canarsie Ascend Charter School, have shown even stronger academic performance, particularly in ELA.

276

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,787

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1070 E 104th St
Brooklyn, NY 11236-4500

(718) 444-4316

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Students who attend Ps 279 Herman Schreiber usually attend:

Middle:

Is 211 John Wilson

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.1%

Hispanic:

10.9%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the New York median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2023) to 62nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

928^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	60.3	928 of 2445	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	1188 of 2445	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	624 of 2439	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	785 of 2434	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	599 of 2201	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	1402 of 2413	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1532 of 2395	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.4	1715 of 2386	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.6	1406 of 2366	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.3	1789 of 2352	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.4	1814 of 2345	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	1701 of 2325	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	1826 of 2320	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	1685 of 2286	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	1600 of 2263	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	1647 of 2257	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.2	1630 of 2227	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.0	1498 of 2219	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.3	1490 of 2206	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	200 of 928	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	220 of 927	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	134 of 936	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	33 of 427	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	71.1	201 of 891	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	412 of 948	56.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	66.1	172 of 938	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	535 of 2409	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	931 of 2413	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	566 of 2403	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	879 of 2401	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	1316 of 2357	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	1263 of 2338	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	285 of 792	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	215 of 766	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	71 of 637	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	44 of 622	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	62.5	134 of 570	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	305 of 730	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	582 of 2098	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	39.3	1216 of 2078	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	80.4	286 of 2041	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	288 of 2099	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	809 of 2032	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	952 of 2045	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1332 of 2407	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1459 of 2411	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.5	715 of 2400	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	723 of 2400	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	1438 of 2358	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1783 of 2340	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	804 of 2134	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	885 of 2110	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	555 of 2031	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	673 of 1859	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	1321 of 1941	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)82nd percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math70%+12 vs state

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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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 279 Herman Schreiber	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 444-4316	276	20	13.8	85.1%	9 (3.3%)	232 (84.1%)	30 (10.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	928^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%		49.3	1188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.4%	260				40.0	57.1	77.1				60.0	66.7	80.0				42.9		$35,787	$3,662	$32,125
Uncommon Canarsie Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Uncommon Canarsie Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0560	808	63	12.8	82.3%	4 (0.5%)	729 (90.2%)	52 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	69.9	695^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.1	750^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.3%	55	50.6	62.8		57.1	63.8	61.7	71.3	67.8	78.8	83.3	83.8	58.5	81.2	68.6		39.4		$17,686	$672	$17,014
Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9719 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-0153	857	48	17.6	79.9%	8 (0.9%)	762 (88.9%)	49 (5.7%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (1.9%)	73.4	602^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.4%		67.5	718^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.6%	116				66.0	67.0	75.7	75.6	87.4	79.6	76.5	64.1	49.3	77.9	81.4	62.5	52.9	72.7	$15,863	$941	$14,921
Ps 346 Abe Stark	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-3000	385	40	9.7	88.8%	9 (2.3%)	265 (68.8%)	101 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	54.5	1069^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.3%		34	1620^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%	551				63.8	50.9	65.5				66.7	53.5	79.3				23.1		$46,702	$3,599	$43,102
Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook	Public	PK, KG-5	101-24 Seaview Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 437-5000	365	33	11.0	94.8%	12 (3.3%)	260 (71.2%)	64 (17.5%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	23.2	1984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%		17.1	2148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%	164				42.2	33.3	51.2				42.6	20.4	42.9				31.6		$43,022	$3,631	$39,391
Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 E 92nd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-1000	854	50	17.0	78.7%	81 (9.5%)	637 (74.6%)	98 (11.5%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	56.4	1025^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%		58.6	936^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.7%	89				64.5	54.0	57.4				73.5	60.0	59.6				37.4		$33,614	$2,812	$30,802
Fresh Creek School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Williams Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-1843	190	18	10.3	96.8%	2 (1.1%)	111 (58.4%)	70 (36.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	73.8	592^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.8%		73.1	575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.5%	17				79.2	92.0	86.4				66.7	85.2	54.6				30.0		$35,614	$2,472	$33,141
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 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
Ps 306 Ethan Allen	Public	PK, KG-5	970 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-3155	259	23	11.1	98.1%	2 (0.8%)	180 (69.5%)	75 (29.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	65	821^st of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%		42.2	1376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.7%	555				57.1	59.5	78.8				71.4	62.2	72.7				42.4		$41,776	$3,915	$37,861

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