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Ps 123 Suydam

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1962^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 123 Suydam is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 485 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 123 Suydam consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1778 and 2192 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 35% to 40.91%, compared to 40.44% to 56.61% for the district and 54.07% to 56.61% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 116 Elizabeth L Farrell, PS 145 Andrew Jackson, and PS 274 Kosciusko, also perform poorly on state assessments, with most ranking in the bottom 20-30% of New York elementary schools. However, there is one notable exception: PS 376, which is located within the same district but ranks in the top 15% of New York elementary schools and significantly outperforms PS 123 Suydam and the other nearby schools on academic measures. Additionally, the data includes information on two charter schools in the area, Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick and Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School, which significantly outperform PS 123 Suydam and the other nearby public schools on state assessments.

446

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,861

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Irving Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 821-4810

District: New York City Geographic District #32

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

African American:

5.2%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

1,962^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	24.0	1962 of 2445	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2076 of 2445	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2186 of 2439	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2192 of 2434	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	2037 of 2413	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1854 of 2395	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	1778 of 2386	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	2071 of 2366	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	2100 of 2352	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	1979 of 2345	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	1942 of 2325	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	1704 of 2320	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.6	1572 of 2286	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.2	1876 of 2263	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	1837 of 2257	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	1914 of 2227	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.5	1881 of 2219	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.7	1819 of 2206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	547 of 1117	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	604 of 1066	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	799 of 1001	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	872 of 1027	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	651 of 860	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.6	179 of 938	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1849 of 2409	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2086 of 2413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2146 of 2403	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	2239 of 2401	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2059 of 2357	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1940 of 2338	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	1170 of 1531	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1316 of 1429	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1214 of 1503	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	950 of 1315	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	852 of 1392	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	478 of 792	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	497 of 766	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	492 of 637	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	539 of 622	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	458 of 570	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.0	221 of 730	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	1773 of 2078	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1711 of 2041	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1778 of 2099	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1489 of 2032	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1966 of 2407	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1996 of 2411	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2165 of 2400	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2063 of 2400	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1927 of 2358	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1641 of 2340	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1230 of 2134	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1451 of 2110	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1307 of 2016	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1715 of 2031	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1125 of 1859	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1011 of 1941	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)51st percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-13 vs state

English Language Arts38%-17 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, October 14, 2018

This school just gets better and better. Parents are welcome anytime, and there are monthly workshops for parents and community members to participate it. It's a great feeling to walk into the school with a smile and lots of support. Close Quote

by a citizen
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

great for granddaughter 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 123 Suydam	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4810	446	45	9.9	95.1%	9 (2.0%)	23 (5.2%)	402 (90.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24	1962^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.5	2076^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%	114		35.0	40.9	38.5				41.7	54.4	35.4				27.3		$37,861	$3,363	$34,497
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
Learners And Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	378 Seneca Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 366-1061	421	32	13.2	84.6%	38 (9.0%)	7 (1.7%)	344 (81.7%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	33.1	1680^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.3%		43.5	1341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%	339		28.9	53.9	61.7				27.8	38.1	50.0				43.8		$35,931	$2,442	$33,489
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 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
Ps 145 Andrew Jackson	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Noll St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4823	428	47	9.1	87.6%	15 (3.5%)	46 (10.7%)	359 (83.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	33	1685^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%		20.5	2044^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%	359		25.0	41.2	61.4				40.5	45.7	63.8				25.0		$51,350	$4,313	$47,037
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
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 274 Kosciusko	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-5300	286	25	11.4	91.3%	9 (3.1%)	39 (13.6%)	228 (79.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	17.2	2148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%		25	1899^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.3%	249		22.2	34.1	43.3				37.8	40.0	22.6				30.0		$38,114	$3,889	$34,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 123 Suydam

What district is Ps 123 Suydam in?

New York City Geographic District #32

How many students attend Ps 123 Suydam?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Ps 123 Suydam.

Is Ps 123 Suydam a good school?

Ps 123 Suydam ranks in the bottom 19.8% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 123 Suydam?

Students at Ps 123 Suydam are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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