Summary
PS 239 is an elementary school located in Ridgewood, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 410 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 544 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
PS 239 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,510 and 2,194 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, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.57% to 37.5% in English Language Arts and 20.75% to 41.38% in mathematics, compared to the district's 45.61%-49.73% and 50.01%-53.28%, and the state's 54.07%-56.61% and 54.16%-59.7%, respectively. The school also struggles with its 5th-grade science assessment, with only 16.33% of students proficient or better, compared to the district's 39.88% and the state's 45.02%.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as PS 81 Jean Paul Richter, PS 68 Cambridge, and PS 88 Seneca, generally perform better than PS 239 on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and mathematics. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranging from 76.71% to 89.76% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, compared to PS 239's 87.56%. However, the per-student spending at these nearby schools is similar to or slightly higher than PS 239's, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the performance differences.
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