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Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 116 Elizabeth L Farrell is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 334 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #32, which is ranked 743 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 116 Elizabeth L Farrell consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.45% of 3rd graders, 23.26% of 4th graders, and 20% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 40.44%, 35.38%, and 45.25%, respectively, and the state's 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Homeless students consistently in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools.

The data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between PS 116 Elizabeth L Farrell and some nearby schools, such as PS 376 and Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School, which significantly outperform PS 116 Elizabeth L Farrell in ELA and Math proficiency. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and its low rankings for subgroups like English Language Learners and Special Education students suggest that it may be facing significant challenges in addressing the diverse needs of its student population.

296

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,853

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Knickerbocker Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 821-4623

District: New York City Geographic District #32

Students who attend Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

African American:

2.4%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

2,251^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #32

743^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #32 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	12.5	2251 of 2445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2109 of 2445	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2232 of 2439	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2218 of 2434	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1934 of 2201	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1905 of 2413	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1803 of 2395	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	1887 of 2386	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	2015 of 2366	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.1	1540 of 2352	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	1683 of 2345	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.0	1719 of 2325	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	1616 of 2320	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.0	1745 of 2286	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1798 of 2263	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.8	1672 of 2257	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	1722 of 2227	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.1	1715 of 2219	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1901 of 2206	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	680 of 1117	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	379 of 1066	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	802 of 1001	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	838 of 1027	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	432 of 454	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	557 of 860	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	260 of 938	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	2221 of 2409	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2130 of 2413	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	2256 of 2403	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2113 of 2401	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1722 of 1955	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1952 of 2357	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1813 of 2338	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1105 of 1531	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	568 of 792	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	520 of 766	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	539 of 637	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	514 of 622	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	68 of 70	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	417 of 570	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	354 of 730	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	1681 of 2078	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1831 of 2041	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1859 of 2099	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1485 of 2032	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1335 of 2045	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2109 of 2407	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1986 of 2411	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2119 of 2400	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2207 of 2400	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1841 of 1961	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1801 of 2358	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1738 of 2340	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1276 of 2134	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1669 of 2110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1762 of 2016	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1704 of 2031	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1088 of 1859	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	624 of 1941	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)28th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)28th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math34%-23 vs state

English Language Arts24%-31 vs state

Science23%-22 vs state

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PS116 is a wonderful school that cares about their students. They go beyond their duties to make sure students are receiving the best instruction. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (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	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 116 Elizabeth L Farrell	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4623	296	24	12.3	91.2%	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	282 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.5	2251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%		18.4	2109^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%	142		27.5	23.3	20.0				30.0	50.0	25.0				23.1		$37,853	$4,924	$32,928
Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2560	899	52	17.2	91.0%	18 (2.0%)	185 (20.6%)	674 (75.0%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	56.5	1023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%		68.2	701^st of 2445 public elementary schools	71.3%	322	100.0	43.4	51.6	65.2	68.8	60.4	74.5	61.4	55.0	60.2	71.1	72.9	50.0	39.8	49.0	$22,415	$1,356	$21,059
Ps 86 Irvington (The)	Public	K-5	220 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0252	347	35	9.9	98.3%	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	333 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	34.2	1650^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.5%		15.4	2207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%	557		44.9	28.6	55.3				54.0	23.9	48.0				48.0		$37,696	$4,747	$32,949
Ps 376	Public	K-5	194 Harman St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-0781	466	36	12.9	78.5%	35 (7.5%)	26 (5.6%)	383 (82.2%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	83.4	343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.0%		68.1	703^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.2%	360		94.6	76.3	73.1				93.2	79.1	65.3				60.4		$31,520	$2,862	$28,658
Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick	Public, Charter	K-4	139 Menahan St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2173	558			77.8%	22 (3.9%)	94 (16.8%)	409 (73.3%)	16 (2.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	97.6	15^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.2	14^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%	1		98.9	97.5					100.0	100.0							$16,278	$00	$16,278
Ps 377 Alejandrina B De Gautier	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0325	209	17	12.2	88.0%	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.1%)	189 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	2371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.0%		28.1	1804^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.2%	567		8.3	39.1	38.9				7.4	8.0	5.0				5.0		$39,764	$3,613	$36,151
Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	843	52	16.3	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	74 (8.8%)	732 (86.8%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63.1	865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%		63.2	819^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	46		50.6	52.9	57.3	62.6	66.0	76.3	95.4	91.7	68.2	40.2	67.0	57.3	46.7	63.4	$17,446	$1,174	$16,272
Ps 106 Edward Everett Hale	Public	PK, KG-5	1328 Putnam Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0261	327	40	8.1	90.5%	5 (1.5%)	23 (7.0%)	294 (89.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.4	2273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.8	2301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	5.9%	28		23.3	26.5	33.3				31.8	27.8	24.5				28.3		$42,363	$3,817	$38,546
Ps 75 Mayda Cortiella	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Grove St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0244	185	18	10.3	96.8%	3 (1.6%)	34 (18.4%)	142 (76.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11.7	2270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%		13.5	2257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.7%	13		42.9	33.3	26.7				42.9	25.0	13.3				13.3		$43,977	$3,158	$40,819
Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Cypress Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-9800	657	50	13.2	91.3%	39 (5.9%)	10 (1.5%)	583 (88.7%)	20 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52	1164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%		27.2	1836^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	672		57.5	45.6	45.3				76.7	60.6	68.4				39.6		$34,323	$2,512	$31,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell

What district is Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell in?

New York City Geographic District #32

How many students attend Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell.

What schools do graduates of Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell attend?

Students who attend Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes

Is Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell a good school?

Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell ranks in the bottom 7.9% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell?

Students at Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White.

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