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Ps 274 Kosciusko

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 274 Kosciusko is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 334 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #32, which is ranked 743 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, PS 274 Kosciusko consistently performs below the district and state averages on the New York State Assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 22.22% to 43.33%, compared to the district's 40.44% to 45.25% and the state's 54.15% to 56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 22.58% to 40%, compared to the district's 39.51% to 49.73% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, performing relatively better than others.

Interestingly, when comparing PS 274 Kosciusko to nearby schools, such as Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School and PS 376, both located within a 0.5-mile radius, the nearby schools significantly outperform PS 274 Kosciusko in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may play a crucial role in student outcomes.

286

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,114

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Bushwick Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 642-5300

District: New York City Geographic District #32

Students who attend Ps 274 Kosciusko usually attend:

Middle:	Is 347 School Of Humanities
	Is 349 Math Science And Technology

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

African American:

13.6%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2023 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Math scores 25 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

2,148^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	17.2	2148 of 2445	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1899 of 2445	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2305 of 2439	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	2274 of 2434	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2148 of 2413	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1782 of 2395	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	1620 of 2386	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.9	1970 of 2366	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	1893 of 2352	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	1794 of 2345	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	2034 of 2325	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	1923 of 2320	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	2100 of 2286	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	2031 of 2263	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1976 of 2257	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	1997 of 2227	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	1927 of 2219	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	1892 of 2206	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	613 of 928	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.3	144 of 948	84.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	558 of 1117	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	724 of 1066	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	871 of 1001	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	964 of 1027	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	703 of 860	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	883 of 938	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2233 of 2409	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2009 of 2413	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	2148 of 2403	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	2356 of 2401	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2114 of 2357	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1766 of 2338	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1220 of 1569	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1076 of 1531	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1136 of 1429	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1080 of 1315	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	851 of 1392	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	607 of 792	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	559 of 766	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	479 of 637	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	540 of 622	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	378 of 570	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	343 of 730	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1689 of 2098	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1889 of 2407	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1754 of 2411	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2304 of 2400	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2186 of 2400	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2078 of 2358	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1740 of 2340	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	854 of 2134	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	1432 of 1859	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1217 of 1941	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-20 vs state

Math32%-25 vs state

Science30%-15 vs state

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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 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
Ps 26 Jesse Owens	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-5707	214	30	7.2	78.0%	20 (9.3%)	102 (47.7%)	77 (36.0%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	43.7	1371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.9%		39.6	1472^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%	101		85.7	42.9	52.2				75.0	45.5	29.2				34.8		$51,251	$3,256	$47,995
Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	856 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-5681	530	40	13.2	88.3%	3 (0.6%)	336 (63.4%)	170 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	29.6	1785^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.0%		43.9	1325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.8%	460	40.0	48.2	49.0	52.2	52.6	52.5	55.6	42.1	43.4	35.8	11.6	56.5	28.6	28.4	46.0	$22,309	$1,321	$20,988
Ps 81 Thaddeus Stevens	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Dekalb Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2365	182	23	8.0	94.5%	4 (2.2%)	78 (42.9%)	90 (49.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	12.8	2245^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.2%		5.7	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%	172		72.7	11.1	13.6				53.9	18.2	9.1				4.6		$49,777	$5,274	$44,503
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
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 309 George E Wibecan Preparatory Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	794 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2381	194	19	10.2	86.1%	2 (1.0%)	102 (52.6%)	82 (42.3%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	49.3	1213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.4%		23.3	1967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%	754		69.2	100.0	56.3				46.2	87.5	33.3				30.8		$45,940	$3,970	$41,970
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
La Cima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	La Cima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-2136	174	24	7.2	87.9%	2 (1.1%)	74 (42.5%)	90 (51.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	55.8	1042^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%		37.7	1518^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.9%	476		43.8	44.4	57.7				61.1	77.8	72.0				46.2		$24,718	$829	$23,889
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-1	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 666-5939	142	1	142.0	96.5%	1 (0.7%)	66 (46.5%)	74 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$27,335	$4,129	$23,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 274 Kosciusko

How many students attend Ps 274 Kosciusko?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Ps 274 Kosciusko.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 274 Kosciusko?

Students at Ps 274 Kosciusko are 80% Hispanic, 14% African American, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ps 274 Kosciusko a good school?

Ps 274 Kosciusko ranks in the bottom 12.1% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ps 274 Kosciusko attend?

Students who attend Ps 274 Kosciusko usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 347 School Of Humanities
Middle : Is 349 Math Science And Technology

What district is Ps 274 Kosciusko in?

New York City Geographic District #32

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